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Houston-based painter Evan Pardue made an art pilgrimage to Paris to see the work of two iconic artists, both painters, separated by a century. Pardue details a pair of exhibitions that are worthy of a trip across the pond just to see on their own. …
Read MoreSotheby’s New York is recognizing an extraordinary legacy during the storied auction house’s Masters Week 2024. Next Wednesday, January 31, Sotheby’s is offering the collection of the devoted Houston art collector Jimmy Younger, who passed …
Read MoreLight, color, canvas: PaperCity queries Kimbell Art Museum deputy director George Shackelford in the final weeks of his curatorial triumph — the museum’s blockbuster exhibitions “Bonnard’s Worlds.” Lauded as one of fall’s 12 must-see museum shows…
Read MoreMaestro, Bradley Cooper’s new movie about music icon Leonard Bernstein, has been creating a buzz ever since it premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Now streaming on Netflix after a limited wide release in movie theaters, it is considered a prime Osca…
Read MoreIt would be far too easy to describe Texas Ballet Theater’s signature fundraiser as “too, too chic.” Give me a little more credit than that! There is a reason, though, that the long-limbed and fancy-free flock to the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera Hous…
Read MoreFort Worth’s Amon Carter Museum of American Art (The Carter) has hired Michaela Haffner as the museum’s assistant curator of paintings, sculpture, and works on paper. Haffner, who is currently a PhD candidate in the History of Art at Yale Univers…
Read MoreThe holiday season is a time of joy and celebration, and of course — art. Yes, art. Art can make any season more interesting. Luckily, Houston is still awash in interesting art during the holidays. Here are five Houston art gallery exhibitions worth ca…
Read MoreDetroit-based artist Johnny Floyd constructs an aesthetically fascinating parallel universe in which Greek mythological figures are unapologetically Black. Inspired by Sun Ra’s afrofuturist spiritual jazz, unsung sports icons, and outer space, th…
Read MoreEvery design-inclined Texan should make the journey to Marfa at some point, but if you can, try to visit during Chinati Weekend, an art-filled experience of music, talks, and special exhibitions started by the late, great Donald Judd in 1987. And if at…
Read MoreFor an art-inclined kid, there may be nothing more magical than The Great Create, the annual museum fundraiser that transforms the Nasher Sculpture Center’s lush Dallas lawn into an interactive festival of sensory fun. Everywhere you look, childr…
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