Menil 25th Birthday Party
The Menil’s family and friends celebrate 25 years with the renowned Kashmere Reunion Stage Band, a scavenger hunt for the whole family, cake and ice cream on the Menil lawn & more fabulous music provided by the TSU Jazz Ensemble and an official Proclamation honoring this auspicious occastion from the Mayor of Houston.
Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin: Pretty Much Everything
More than 300 works of of meticulous and audacious fashion photography will take over two of Dallas Contemporary’s largest galleries, commissioned by Nancy C. and Richard R. Rogers.
K8 Hardy
K8 Hardy uses video, film, photography and performance to highlight and critique the current portrayal of women in popular culture.
Terminalbeach: Heart Chamber Orchestra Performed by Two Star Symphony
A live audiovisual spectacle performed by twelve musicians from Houston-based Two Star Symphony wearing electrocardiogram sensors that render the musical score and visual environment in real time. Created by TERMINALBEACH, a collaborative team comprised of PURE (Vienna/Berlin) and BERGER (Helsinki). Part of Aurora’s Media Archeology Festival 2012. Tickets: Aurora Picture Show members and students $10, [...]
James Brown: The Distinct Connection
The artist’s 9th series of “Planet” paintings and a larger parallel work, “The Realm of Chaos and Light: The Soul’s Distinct Connection”
Swap Meet: Artpace and The Dikeou Collection
Former International Artist-in-Residence Devon Dikeou returns to showcase contemporary work from her Denver-based collection throughout Artpace’s 16,000-square-foot facility.
Más Rudas: Brown Style
A collective comprised of artists Ruth Buentello, Sarah Castillo, Kristin Gamez, and Mari Hernandez draw upon their personal heritages for a multimedia exhibition in Artpace’s Main Avenue windows.
Hispanic Heritage Show
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage month, the HCC Northeast Northline Art Gallery will feature Hispanic artists including Ruth Sosa Bauley, Laura Lopez Cano, Lizbeth Ortiz, Tony Paraná, Eduardo Portillo, Nico Whittaker and Julie Zarate.
The Rules of Basketball and Works by Paul Pfeiffer
Works by contemporary artist Paul Pfeiffer, presented in conjunction with a special display of James Naismith’s “Original Rules of Basket Ball”—the 1891 document that outlined the 13 original rules of the game.
Into the Sacred City: Tibetan Buddhist Deities from the Theos Bernard Collection
Eight rare and never-before publicly exhibited Tibetan works collected by adventurer and scholar Theos Bernard, who was among the first westerners given permission to enter Lhasa. Five mandalas and three thangkas dating from the fifteenth to twentieth centuries.
Kia Neill: Breaking the Big Geode
Houston artist Kia Neill dismantles Boulder, the last of her magical cave installations, at a ceremonial geode-breaking event on September 22. The artist will be selling off chunks of magical cave at the dismemberment party.
