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Fifteen minutes normally sounds like an eternity to spend in a single small room of a gallery. Your phone’s buzzing. You’re trying to drown out distant chatting from another room. Maybe you’re planning where you’ll get coffee afterwards. Mr. Tomonoshi’…
Read MoreBesides the big galas, Houston’s arty party scene is marked by a number of cool and creative evenings. Here are some memorable nights all about art that also gave back. Art of the World Gallery Evening with Javier Marín What: An auction event be…
Read MoreWhimsical wigs met crazy coiffures and bodacious bouffants at Lawndale Art Center’s 30th annual Hair Ball. Themed “Diamonds, Pearls, and Curls.” The latest edition of this legendary dress-up fundraiser saw 300 Houstonians decked out in outfits and hair…
Read MoreIshida Dance is presenting keepsake, a collection of visionary and visceral works, this Friday, January 12 and Saturday, January 13 at the Hobby Center. These are works that are sure linger in the mind of the audience long after the curtain closes. Cur…
Read MoreTwo photographers, unknown to each other, traveled across the United States searching for myth-challenging realities at the mid-century. Both lensmen received a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship. Each photographer’s objective was the same: to docu…
Read MoreIn an exclusive for PaperCity, Houston-raised, St. John’s School and University of Houston Honors College alum Preston Douglas is sharing the details of his underground mashup of couture fashion in performance art that went down recently in Los A…
Read MoreWhile experiencing some mobility issues due to autoimmune disease-fueled severe joint pain, Artfeel’s founder Nickole Kerner Bobley, a resident of The Woodlands, found inspiration and motivation in her recovery process in the extensive public art…
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 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…
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