Late last week, Houston native Solange Knowles presented “An Ode To,” a performance art piece at New York’s Guggenheim Museum. Part installation, part dance, and part concert, the event was…
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Today, May 6, two major festivals are taking over Houston: First up is the Menilfest and the Gulf Coast Indie Book Fair running from 11AM-6PM at the Menil Collection. The program will feature…
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James Rosenquist died at his home in New York City on Friday, March 31 at the age of 83 after a long illness, reports the New York Times. His survivors…
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This Week: World Premiere of Opera about the Rothko Chapel and Dominique de Menil
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonOn Thursday, March 16 and Friday, March 17, the Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will present the world premiere of Some Light Emerges, a musical celebration of Houston’s social history, visual…
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The San Antonio Magazine lists tons of stuff to do to celebrate Valentine’s Day, including an “Art Party: The Art of Love” tonight (February 10) at the San Antonio Museum…
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The finale of Scott Gilbert’s noir comic series about the alleged theft of a Julian Schnabel painting by the legendary curator Walter Hopps.
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Brandon Zech and Rainey Knudson on a certain show you can't miss, an unpredictable biennial, and three blockbuster dead guys.
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It’s a good time to be a preparator in Texas. Right now, there are six preparator-like jobs available across the state. If you are in (or want to move to) San…
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This time of year, the art scene usually just settles down for a long winter’s nap, but Houston seems to be bucking that trend this year (at least for this…
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The Menil Drawing Institute will open on October 7, 2017. This comes two months after a minor hiccup where the Drawing Institute’s chief curator, David Breslin, left for the Whitney Museum of…
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Staff at Houston’s Menil Collection are currently working to conserve Michael Heizer’s 1991 artwork Charmstone, which has been on view in front of the museum for the past twenty-five years. After such a long…
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Top Five Special Edition! Rainey Knudson and Brandon Zech on the top five art venues that have made it into our weekly Top Five.
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The show functions as an outline of Picasso’s vision of the past and his insight into the future of art and human life.
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Smither Park opened in Houston in 2013 as part of the Orange Show complex of self-taught artist environments. At the time, visionary art collector Stephanie Smither asked Dan Phillips to…
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This week Rainey Knudson and Christina Rees count down the top five museums in Texas.
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"She was the quintessential self-taught collector of self-taught artists."
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Today the Menil Collection announced a huge windfall gift of top-notch artworks: It’s a collection of 110 drawings from museum trustees Janie C. Lee and Louisa Stude Sarofim. These drawings are…
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There is going to be a ton of projected art in Texas this weekend! The Aurora Picture Show is putting on its free-for-all BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) at Houston’s…
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Long-time Menil Collection Director of Communications Vance Muse, who retired at the end of last year, has apparently been replaced by pop star Beyoncé. The Houston native often visits the…
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The Aurora Picture Show’s BYOB (Bring your Own Beamer), an evening of DIY projections covering the façade of the Menil Collection building, had to be cancelled because of the weather.…