Cinema Circuit: 9th Annual Houston Jewish Film Festival
Defining “Jewish” is not terribly complicated; however, articulating Jewish identity (or any identity) can leave you running in circles. Thank God for the times when art, especially cinema, can guide and entertain us through the process of learning what it all means. Nine years ago, Doreen Joffe and Sharon Kagan, then volunteers at the Evelyn [...]
Read MoreResponse: Picasso Black and White
Along with its exploration of Pablo Picasso’s lifelong engagement with monochrome and grisaille, Picasso Black and White at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, represents perhaps the most unsparing yet nuanced critical examination to date of the relationship between the Spanish master’s alleged misogyny and his seemingly inexhaustible inventiveness. I’m kidding, of course. Perhaps I [...]
Read MoreReview: Marzia Faggin at d.m. allison art
Houston artist Marzia Faggin made a splash in 2011 with her Nau-haus Art solo show of life-size painted cast-plaster still lifes of potentially addictive pills like Lithium, Xanax and Adderall, which she juxtaposed with equally convincing replicas of equally addictive chocolates, cookies and other sugary snacks. Dissatisfaction, her follow-up [...]
Read MoreReview: Erin Reck
Knowing When To Come Up for Air Recked Productions, Drive by Theater at the Photobooth on Montrose It’s not that often that the choreographer hugs you during the show, but that’s what happened to me when Erin Reck snaked through the audience at Drive by Theater [...]
Read MoreReview: Ballet Austin
It has taken me 25 years to get to Ballet Austin. Although I’ve toured their stunning building, located in the heart of Austin’s bustling warehouse district, this was my first time seeing the company. Just about everything about the experience felt fresh, from the slick-yet-welcoming video [...]
Read MoreReview: The Abstract Impulse at the MFAH
Amidst the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s high-profile goings-on – the Prado exhibition (through March 31), the Picasso show (through May 27), WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY’s U.S. tour and the MFAH’s participation in South Korea’s first historical American art survey [...]
Read MoreReview: Gunilla Klingberg at Rice Gallery
It’s no secret that corporate logos abound in the modern consumerist landscape of America. It’s not every day that you see them transformed into the grist of art, and yet in the wake of Pop Art, it can’t be said to be that uncommon either. With her new installation at Rice Gallery, Wheel of Everyday [...]
Read MoreGrace + Power
Houston Ballet’s Stand-Out Principals Joseph Walsh and Connor Walsh Blade-like limbs sliced through the air exactly in unison, mastering the fierce architecture of Aszure Barton’s Angular Momentum. The stage was jam-packed with dancers, blazing white lights and a striking linear set, yet Joseph [...]
Read MorePerforming Words
Houston’s Reading Culture Ramps Up Stepping inside your local watering hole on a Friday night you might find it odd to stumble upon a live reading event, but if you have taken stock in Houston’s nighttime entertainment du jour, readings are all the rage, and they are not your grandmother’s [...]
Read MoreComforting Yet Alien
“Monopoly Houses” Suggest an Alternative to Houston’s Architectural Hodgepodge A handful of distinctive recently built houses might well be the harbinger of an intriguing new direction in Houston’s domestic architecture. Recalling the urform of a child’s drawing, these “Monopoly Houses” are a compelling alternative to the mostly white, stucco-clad boxes that have stood for “modern” [...]
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