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.
Tag: art
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,
Arts & Culture
The Amazing Art of Speed Painting
Posted on · Houston artist Dan Dunn talks about taking up a new career to pay of his credit card debt -- becoming a speed painter.
Houston Matters
Full Show: The Intersection Of Faith And Science, And Stolen Paintings From WWII (June 8, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Mayor Sylvester Turner says he’s joining other mayors to ask the federal government to stop separating undocumented families at the border. Then, we discuss how faith and science intersect. We break down The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the week’s news. And a local artist reinterprets artwork stolen by the Nazis during World War II as body art.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1518: Looking for Reality
Posted on · Episode: 1518 A concern about computers and the redefinition of reality. Today, we try to tell fact from fiction.
Arts & Culture
Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern Will Open Second Major Art Installation
Posted on · As part of its on-going art program, the converted underground water reservoir, known as the Cistern, will unveil a new interactive installation this week.
Houston Matters
New 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
Full Show: Houston Partnering With Microsoft, And Outsider Art (May 4, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn about a new partnership between Microsoft and the City of Houston. Then, the Houston Chronicle's executive editor talks about the general state of the newspaper industry. Our panel of non-experts discusses The Good, Bad, & Ugly of the week's news. And a new book examines outsider art in Texas.
News
New Lynching Memorial Is A Space ‘To Talk About All Of That Anguish’
Posted on · The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opens Thursday in Montgomery, Ala., and includes monuments for victims of lynchings. Organizers say it's time "to confront the brutality."
Houston Matters
New Biography Highlights Two Of Houston’s Most Important Cultural Figures
Posted on · We talk with author William Middleton, about his book: 'Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Art World Avatars Dominique and John de Menil'.
Houston Matters
Art Exhibit At Texas Southern Celebrates Family Through African Traditions
Posted on · Houston Matters visits the Rites of Passage exhibit at Texas Southern University.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Mixing Politics And Culture, And Studying Houston Dialects (March 20, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We get an update on the latest explosion in Texas and whether it's connected to four others in Austin. Then, we discuss whether or not celebrities, athletes and other public figures should weigh in on political matters. Plus, a local researcher tells us about her work studying the ways Houstonians speak. And we visit an exhibit of African art.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1481: Photography: The Salad Days
Posted on · Episode: 1481 A revealing view of photography’s early days. Today, where was photography headed in 1854?
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity: 1480 Streamline
Posted on · Episode: 1480 Streamlining and the American public. Today, we talk about streamlining.