Art
In unifying contemporary tropical realities with histories of colonization, Minaya demonstrates how imperialist attitudes survive in the discourse and commodification culture surrounding tropical tourism.
Announcement
This book commemorates the 50th anniversary of Public Art of the University of Houston System and features public artworks by artists including Carlos Cruz-Diez, Margo Sawyer, Alyson Shotz, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol.
Art
Using cubicle partitions obtained from the Texas Department of Education in Austin, Jessica Vaughn’s setup resembles a planned office airlifted from the 1980s.
Books
Pete Gershon's book about the Houston art community offers some simple advice: live around artists you respect and in a place you can afford to make work, even if no one buys it.
Art
The exhibition Illuminated Earth asks audiences to consider not only Hood’s dynamic and commanding murals as the thought-provoking pieces they are, but also how artistic legacies are made and remade over time.
Art
One of the most evincing themes in Mechanisms of Affection is how easy it is for computers, digital spaces, and technology writ large to be anthropomorphized.
Announcement
State-of-the-art graduate studios and sculpture facilities open in Fall 2020.
Announcement
This large-scale, bi-color acrylic installation, by New York-based Uruguayan artist Marta Chilindrón, debuts at the University of Houston System temporary public art program.
Announcement
Two fellows will receive a $15,000 stipend each, a research grant, access to a community brain trust and mentorship. Applications are due by October 25, 2019.
Announcement
Guests will include Charlene Villaseñor-Black, Richard The, and Beverly Fishman.
Art
Lily Cox-Richard questions — and successfully subverts — a long-held association between the aesthetic qualities of classical sculptures with physical whiteness.
Art
After a summer rehaul, the museum has reopened its European art galleries with rarely seen works from the museum's permanent collection, restored Old Master paintings and sculptures, and a collection of Impressionist and Modern masterworks.