Daily -ist List: Friday

Waiting to Explode Exhibit: Opening Reception

The Lawndale Art Center will feature works by San Antonio artists Richie Budd and Jimmy Kuehnle (whose work is featured on the right), with their exhibit "Waiting to Explode," opening tonight and on display until March 3. The exhibit opens today with a reception held at the John O' Quinn Gallery at the Lawndale Art Center. Richie Budd is an installation artist who deals in multi-media sculpture and "self-contained microenvironments. Jimmy Kuehnle will be performing Kiss the Sky:

For Kiss the Sky, Kuehnle will don an inflatable suit made of 104 inverted cones of rip-stop nylon. Using a combination of batteries and long extension cords to power fans, he will make a bounding, bouncing tour of the arts district beginning at Lawndale.

Founded in 1979, The Lawndale Art Center is one of Houston's leading alternative exhibition spaces for contemporary artists. Their center encompasses three galleries and holds over twenty events, exhibits, and lectures each year.

Where: Lawndale Art Center
When: Members only talk begins at 6 pm
Reception 6:30-8:30
Who: Houston art-lovers