Visual Art

Visual Art

A Veteran Houston Artist Gets His Retrospective

Mel Chin’s career will be honored across four Houston-area museums.

01/04/2015 By Kelly Klaasmeyer

Photography

On the Streets With @VisualContrabrand

Meet Hector, one of Houston’s most intrepid urban explorers (and exciting Instagrammers).

01/04/2015 By Hector*, as told to Sarah Rufca

picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Jan 1–4

Don't miss your last chance to catch these great events

12/31/2014 By Michael Hardy

picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Dec 25–28 (Christmas Edition!)

Celebrate Christmas with Robert Earl Keen, Shakey Graves, and magician Ivan Amodei.

12/24/2014 By Michael Hardy

Year in Review

The Best of 2014 in the Arts

Our top picks in theater, dance, pop, opera, classical, jazz, and art.

12/22/2014 Illustrations by Dan Derozier By Michael Hardy

picks

Top Things To To This Weekend: Dec 12–14

Featuring the Houston Chamber Choir, artist Miguel Amat, and the return of Fleetwood Mac

12/10/2014 By Michael Hardy

Best of 2014

The 10 Best Art Exhibitions of 2014

From Dario Robleto to John Singer Sargent, we count down the year's most impressive shows.

12/01/2014 By Michael Hardy

Brush with Fate

Is This Man the Greatest Living Native American Artist?

Forty years after a prophetic vision in the desert, Ron Anderson moved to Houston for one last shot at fame—but it may be too late.

11/30/2014 By Michael Hardy Photography by Brian Goldman

Art

Tilda Swinton and W Magazine's Surreal Fashion at the Menil

Inspired by the de Menils' house and collection, Swinton and photographer Tim Walker create fashion as art in Houston.

11/25/2014 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

controversy

Convention Center Art Commission Still Alive (For Now)

Last week, the Houston Arts Alliance told sculptor Ed Wilson that his million-dollar commission had been withdrawn. After a high-profile resignation, the HAA now says the project is still under consideration.

11/25/2014 By Michael Hardy

picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Nov 21–23

This week: Dirty Dancing, Amy Schumer, and the Houston band Children of Pop

11/19/2014 By Michael Hardy With Dean Davis

film

Rare Film Documents Landmark Menil Exhibition

Artist Dario Robleto introduces a never-before-seen documentary about the 1969 exhibition The Machine As Seen At the End of the Mechanical Age.

11/18/2014 By Michael Hardy

Visual Art

Art Installation to Light Up Discovery Green This Holiday Season

British artist Bruce Munro brings his celebrated Field of Light to Houston.

11/17/2014 By Michael Hardy

Candyland

A Different Type of Lunch Break

Get out of the tunnels and experience food as art.

11/17/2014 By Natalie Harms

deals

The 10 Best Student Discounts in Houston

Want a $50 season subscription? $10 ballet tickets? You're in luck—if you have a student ID, of course.

11/06/2014 By Michael Hardy

visual art

Two Latin American Art Exhibitions Open at Sicardi Gallery

Works by Ana Maria Tavares and Gabriel de la Mora turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.

10/31/2014 By Emma Hurt

gallery show

Art You Can Sleep With

Ebony Porter's gorgeous hand-stitched quilts go on exhibition this weekend at Art Palace.

10/24/2014 By Michael Hardy

picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Oct 24–26

Where to go, who to see, and what to do

10/22/2014 By Michael Hardy

picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Oct 17–19

Where to go, who to see, and what to do

10/15/2014 By Michael Hardy

visual art

MFAH's New Curator of Islamic Art Vows to Expand Small Collection

Aimée Froom was previously a curator at the Brooklyn Museum and an independent art historian in Paris.

10/02/2014 By Michael Hardy