Houston Matters
LOOP: An Interactive Art Installation With A Fairy Tale Ending
Posted on · While some artwork is to be seen and not touched, that’s not the case with this exhibit.
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Houston Matters
How Postcards From WWI Made Their Way From A Battlefield To Houston
Posted on · Dr. Irene Guenther discusses her book, a collection of postcards hand-painted by artist Otto Schubert while fighting The Great War.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1595: Alfred Stieglitz
Posted on · Episode: 1595 In which Alfred Stieglitz and 291 anticipate Modern. Today, Stieglitz and photography, art and reality.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2830: Generative Art
Posted on · Episode: 2830 Computing Generative Art. Today, new territory.
Arts & Culture
South Houston Gallery Hopes to Become Cultural Hub
Posted on · The San Jacinto College South Campus Gallery hopes to become a cultural destination between the Museum District and Galveston. And they’re going about it in unique ways.
Houston Matters
How Do You Perform Music That Doesn’t Look Like Music?
Posted on · In a new series of performances, Houston collective Loop38 interprets visual art as music.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1573: Donatello In Time
Posted on · Episode: 1573 Donatello: Of his age or for all time? Today, we ask: Of an age, or of all time?
Houston Matters
New Book Reflects on Vibrant Moment in Houston’s Contemporary Art Scene
Posted on · Pete Gershon discusses the contemporary art scene of the 1970s and 80s.
Arts & Culture
New York Artist Brings Houston Rap to Life with Street Signs
Posted on · Houston is the latest city featured in the traveling street art project “The Rap Quotes”
Houston Matters
Viewing The Sky Through A Work of Art
Posted on · The Twilight Epiphany Skyspace by artist James Turrell at Rice University is a piece of art that makes use of the natural sky above it.
Houston Matters
Artists Use Creativity to Cope with Mental Anguish of Harvey
Posted on · An event in Sugar Land aims to address the mental health aspects of disaster recovery using creative works like visual art, music, and dance.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1559: The Oldest Technology
Posted on · Episode: 1559 Music-making: the first technology. Today, we look for the oldest technology.
Houston Matters
Book Sheds Light On Outsider Art In Texas
Posted on · Jay Wehnert's book Outsider Art in Texas: Lone Stars showcases the work of Texas artists who lived isolated from mainstream society, such as prisoners, slaves, and the homeless.
Houston Matters
Up Close With An Icon: Warhol Photographs Available For Public Viewing At UH
Posted on · It's estimated that artist Andy Warhol took more than 66,000 photographs over his lifetime. Nearly 150 of them are now open for the public to view up close at the University of Houston.
Houston Matters
Stolen Paintings From Nazi Germany Reinterpreted As Body Art
Posted on · The latest Artwork collaboration from Laura Spector and Chadwick Gray involves Spector reimagining pre-19th century paintings onto the human body,