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The corner of Main and Dallas is empty late on a Sunday evening. Its eerily silent aside from the occasional person whirring by on a rented scooter and piercing the soundless night. The corner is occupied by a building that use to house the two story Forever 21 but, since the store s closure, has sat unused for the last couple of years. The space, usually well-lit but empty, is a little dimmer than usual but the silhouettes of a few people can be seen moving around through the windows that wrap around the structure. “This use to be a clothing store,” exclaims one of the men while he directs others moving boxes around the space before he sighs and explains the lack of light. “I’m keeping the lights low so people can’t see everything we have going on in here…and so we can keep the light bill low!” ....
Artist Jane Kim contributes a new mural, Confluence, to Houston s public art scene. April 7 at 4 a.m. Whether it’s Second City or other groups. seeing how people persevere in improv, where they’re still saying ‘we’re gonna make stuff!’ To see them persevering, I think has been really great. March 29 at 4 a.m. Empire of the Superheroes: America’s Comic Book Creators and the Making of a Billion Dollar Industry By Mark Cotta Vaz 488 pp. $34.95 University of Texas Press Pop culture and comic book fandom have been abuzz recently with the release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League. It’s an extended (way extended). ....
10 vivid, eye-catching February art events no Houstonian should miss Shahidul Alam s Sailboat Fishing for Ilish will be part of the Shahidul Alam: Truth to Power exhibition at the Asia Society Texas. Photo by Shahidul Alam Photo courtesy of Drift Portal of Healing is on view at Rice University’s Houston Asian American Archive. Photo by Ann Shi Image courtesy of Jennifer May Reiland Archway Gallery presents Regenerations. Image courtesy of Carol Berger After some starts and rescheduling last month, February presents the perfect valentine for Houston art lovers. Look for big, new exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, while museums and galleries across serve up a range of themes from the political, to human bodies, to fundamentals of light and color. ....
CAM Houston to showcase Slowed & Throwed exhibit this year Chron 1/21/2021 The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is re-opening its S lowed and Throwed: Records of the City Through Mutated Lenses exhibit. The exhibit originally opened in 2020 but closed due to coronavirus concerns. The two-part interdisciplinary exhibition is centered around the legacy of the late Houston legend DJ Screw. The exhibition features unconventional photography and new media created by strategies paralleling the musical methods of the innovative DJ, according to a press release. The exhibit will feature artwork from visual artists with close ties to the city of Houston, including, B. Anele, Rabéa Ballin, Tay Butler, Jimmy ....
The 10 most fascinating Houstonians I interviewed in 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail When I look at 2020 in my rear-view mirror, beyond the hardships that defined this year, it s the people who stand out, the ones who got us through one of the most challenging years in recent history. From an internationally renowned COVID-19 expert to a Galveston sculptor, I ve had the opportunity to interview some of the most talented and passionate Houstonians this year. From these interviews, I’ve heard first-hand how tough it is to be an ICU nurse in a COVID-19 unit. I’ve discovered what it’s like to recover from the battle with COVID-19 while you’re pregnant. I’ve learned about how an artist manages to create beauty during self-isolation. Then, there s the profound lesson I learned from a 7-year-old who gave away all his birthday money to help Houston s homeless people. ....