Mike Beradino: Crystal Palace
Remember the first time you punched in “07734” on a calculator only to flip it upside down to show your math classmate the word “hello”? One of the simplest forms of digital manipulation, this elementary school trick transforms numerals into the most basic interaction: a greeting. Mike Beradino’s exhibition Crystal Palace at Lawndale Art Center [...]
Read MoreJonathan Leach: Time Does Not Exist Here
An ongoing local parlor game, in which participants try to locate the Houston in Houston art and ask whether there is such a thing, reared its head again in recent months when Houston painters Aaron Parazette and Howard Sherman curated group shows of work by local colleagues and protégés. (Some galleries declined to let their [...]
Read MoreGeoff Hippenstiel: Territorial Pissings
Much has been made – by me as well as others – of the way Houston artist Geoff Hippenstiel moves between figuration and abstraction in paintings that combine over-the-top impasto with metallic silver or gold spray paint. In his second solo outing at Devin Borden Gallery, Hippenstiel turns that movement into a five-part narrative on [...]
Read MoreStern Stuff
Architect Bill Stern Asked ‘What Kind of City This Was to Be’ – And Built Accordingly When I think of William F. Stern, whose death on March 1 dealt a blow to Houston’s architecture and arts communities, what distinguishes him from other important architects, teachers and patrons of the arts was the particular tenor of [...]
Read MoreConversations in Movement
Lucinda Cobley and Teresa Chapman Team Up at Wade Wilson Art A casual chat between painter Lucinda Cobley and choreographer Teresa Chapman at a Galveston party prompted a collaboration, Shifting Spaces, an excerpt of which will be performed on March 28 at Wade Wilson [...]
Read MoreCeramics in Concert
Annual Conference Prepares to Cover Houston in All Things Clay Fresh on the heels of the NBA All-Star Game, followed by weeks of rodeo festivities, Houston is preparing for another moment in the spotlight. Up next: a ceramics invasion. The 47th National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) annual conference comes to Houston [...]
Read MoreBodies in Motion
CAMH’s Parallel Practices Spotlights Joan Jonas and Gina Pane Curator Dean Daderko muses that firsthand interaction with a human body may be something that people are missing today, adding that, in an age in which signing petitions online counts as a form of activism, people sometimes forget the importance of a body on the street. [...]
Read MoreBuy Art! Yes, You!
Why We Should Take a Seattle Critic’s Manifesto to Heart In December, Seattle critic Jen Graves unleashed a startling manifesto titled Buy Art! If You Have Never Bought a Piece of Original Art, You Are Doing Life Wrong. It raised points most critics in most cities have heard in their [...]
Read MoreReview: Howard Sherman, Artist Picks
Native Houstonian and painter Howard Sherman affirms his talent for visual decision-making in an exhibition of paintings that mostly aren’t his own. On view through March 22 at Alliance Gallery, Howard Sherman: Artist’s Picks features one of his canvases alongside the work of six local [...]
Read MoreReview: John Cage at Hiram Butler Gallery
It goes without saying that John Cage’s reputation as one of the 20th century’s most influential and innovative composers precedes him when it comes to his visual work. And though there’s not the room in this review to speak of how one informs the other, it is worth noting that the two arise out of [...]
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