Perspectives 159: Superconscious, Automatisms Now December 14, 2007 – March 9, 2008 Opening reception December 13, 2007, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Sigh. This is Houston's last hurrah with Senior CAMH Curator Paola Morsiani, and we are sad. Having been with the CAMH for over eight years, Morsiani is heading north to become Curator of Contemporary Art at the Cleveland Museum of Art, an internationally renowned encyclopedic museum in the midst of a $258 million renovation and expansion....
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OK, so we know it isn't really a residence — at least not right now — we couldn't resist highlighting this incredible contemporary structure on Gallery Row. The building was designed by Albert Marichal Studio of New York and now houses mix. No, we're not sure what's going to happen to the store, but the property is being marketed as a residence, a private office building or (we assume) retail space. We're going to...
From the tallest skyscraper in the City of Brotherly Love to Canadian tourism copywriting brilliance, here's what you should know from our -ist cities: This week, Phillyist took a gleeful listen to the White Stripes' exciting new release, watched in awe as their new tallest skyscraper was finally completed, found a cheaper way to get to Gothamist, invented a tasty new dessert, and brought back their Craigslist Round-Up feature with a bang. Bostonist watches...
If you don’t look carefully, you just might miss it. There are no big signs, no front door fanfare, no huge welcoming committee to seat you…just a perfect little space in the Anya Tish Art Gallery off of Montrose. On a hot Houston day, a trip to Tart Café will chill you off instantly. The space is minimal, cool and clean with one huge floor-to-ceiling window that looks out to Montrose. Concrete tabletops mimic the...
Each week, Houstonist scours the city to bring you the best events happening right under your nose. Don't worry, you can thank us later. (Or now). Be sure to check back each day for updated events and the Daily -ist List. Just do what we tell you. It's easier that way. Monday, Jan 22 Houston Calling Happy Hour Showcase: rescheduled from last week Featuring Arthur Yoria, Mansion, and Blades The Proletariat 7-10pm Tuesday, Jan...
Come on, you've got ten bucks to spare. Even we have ten bucks to spare, and nobody pays us. Here's how we'll be spending ours.... Saturday, November 11 The Flamenco Poets Society and Casa Ramirez Folk Art Gallery present Lorca: Poetry & Dance, a billingual reading in Spanish and English with a dance component. Houstonist didn't even know we had a Flamenco Poet's Society, but since we do, this is what we're planning to check...
Get on the bus and get over to the Bayou City Art Festival this weekend in Memorial Park. This annual Houston event, put on by the Art Colony Association, is outdoor art gallery on an 8/10 of a mile loop featuring over 300 artists that create nineteen different forms of artistic media. The Art Colony Association is dedicated to putting on high quality art festivals to provide financial support to local organizations - to...
Wednesday Mary Gauthier released her critically-acclaimed CD Mercy Now last year, and if you’ve heard it, you know how wonderfully dark and personal it is. The forty-something Louisiana native brings her haunting whiskey-ridden voice to the Duck tonight. When you hear her sing “I Drink,” it will sober you up quick. 7:30 p.m. at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck | info Thursday Colorado’s Big Head Todd & the Monsters are still touring on their 2004 CD...
There's nothing quite like dueling museum exhibits — especially when they involve dead bodies. And Houstonians will have the chance to see both of them this year: Bodies: The Exhibition, which opens in mid-April at the Museum of Health & Medical Science, and Body Worlds, opening this summer at the Museum of Natural Science. The exhibits showcase preserved, skinned cadavers in various poses: playing chess, running, stretching and even holding their own skins as if...
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