Fall Arts Guide 2016
This Season's 7 Must-See Visual Arts Shows
If you thought Picasso was all about Cubism, The Menil would like to prove you wrong.
Degas: A New Vision at MFAH
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Degas: A New Vision
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Brush up on one of the world’s favorite impressionist painters with this international survey, which includes more than 200 of the Frenchman’s works. Oct 16–Jan 8. mfah.org
Right Here, Right Now: Houston, Volume 2
Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
The second iteration of this series, launched to showcase Houston artists, features three solo shows, by photographer Amy Blakemore, conceptual artist Thedra Cullar-Ledford and painter Susie Rosmarin. Thru Nov 27. camh.org
Misha Penton: Blood & Salt
The Jung Center
Penton’s a triple-threat—in addition to being a painter, she’s also a singer and writer—whose expressionist landscapes capture the natural world. Sept 1–28. junghouston.org
Picasso: The Line
Menil Collection
This exhibition showcases Picasso’s exploration of form through line drawing—or, as guest curator Carmen Giménez calls it, “linealism.” Sept 16–Jan 8. menil.org
CraftTexas 2016
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Showcasing the best crafters in the Lone Star State, this exhibition offers up 53 artworks by 38 artists and includes sculpture, jewelry, even installation. Sept 23–Jan 8. crafthouston.org
Analia Saban
Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston
The Buenos Aires–born contemporary artist examines art history with a forensic eye, subverting it through sculpture, paintings and drawing. Sept 24–Mar 13. blafferartmuseum.org
Emperors’ Treasures: Chinese Art from the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Among these 160 masterpieces dating to imperial China are silk paintings, porcelain vases and rare jade. Oct 23–Jan 22. mfah.org
