Editor’s Remarks: June 2013
I met Jeffrey Dell a year ago in Arturo Palacios’ office, and have been looking forward to his Art Palace exhibit ever since. Something about his use of color, the crispness of the paper and the play of perception reminded me of everything I treasure about printmaking. This June, it’s Printmaking that’s busting out all [...]
Read MoreEditor’s Remarks: May 2013
There’s something about Sean Shim-Boyle’s Project Row House installation, Salt House, that speaks to the moment. A second fabricated chimney bisects the room, altering the interior just enough to wake us up to its reconfigured space. We’ve all had our share of “keep calm and carry on” in recent weeks, all of which winds us [...]
Read MoreEditor’s Remarks: April 2013
It’s April. Cue the band. No, really. I’m talking about the UH Marching Band, Spirit of Houston, in En Masse Studies in Etudes, a new composition by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) commissioned by the Mitchell Center, and directed by Marc Bamuthi Joseph. Nancy Zastudil orients us to DBR’s deconstructed parade at Discovery Green in this [...]
Read MoreEditor’s Remarks: February 2013
One of the few perks of being older is that I can truly say I remember the Houston Ballet during the pre-Walsh era. I watched (with joy) both Connor and Joseph, the princely pair on our cover, rise from Academy students to principals of one of the nation’s leading ballet companies. I caught the fearless [...]
Read MoreEditor’s Remarks: December 2012
“There’s a whole new energy going on at Art League,” a fellow writer said to me. “We’re on to it,” I replied. When I moved here over two decades ago, it took me about a year to find my art cohorts, and another year to find DiverseWorks. I will never forget meeting Michael Peranteau, the [...]
Read MoreEditor’s Remarks: November 2012
The poetry of numbers surfaces this month. World War I ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. On this Veterans Day, November 11, WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. As a proud daughter of a decorated WW II veteran, [...]
Read MoreEditor’s Remarks: October 2012
Last month, A + C Houston celebrated its first birthday, but October marks a year that I’ve been at the helm, a position I coined “a work in progress,” a favorite phrase from my dance-making days. The work and the progress continue, as I try to keep a nimble stance. We like flux here. And [...]
Read MoreEditor’s Remarks: September 2012
Over a year ago, A + C publisher Ken Villalovos bombed south down I-45 with the idea of launching a sister publication to Arts + Culture NTX. Welcomed by some, considered slightly nuts by others, he persevered. So here we are, celebrating one year on the streets as Houston’s only arts-only publication. Who would have [...]
Read MoreEditor’s Remarks: July/August 2012
“What are you doing this summer?”, I asked choreographer Jane Weiner of Hope Stone. “Oh nothing much. Just deconstructing Mozart’s Requiem.” Looking at those sleek Hope Stone dancers chillin’ on the cover, you might think it was the swim suit issue, but as I write, those very dancers are in fact busy taking apart Mozart’s [...]
Read MoreEditor’s Remarks: June 2012
James Turrell’s Twilight Epiphany makes light a subject, but underneath is a lesson in change, juxtaposition, and perception. What else do you need to look at art? This month, we move into some changes of our own. We welcome Devon Britt-Darby as visual arts editor, bringing a strong eye and an informed voice to our [...]
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