Cecilia Beaven If you’ve been to Cuchara Restaurant thEn you are already familiar with Cecilia’s work. Ceci remembers drawing before she could write or anything. “It’s my favorite activity in the whole world,” she shares. And I believe her. Her large format murals are caricature in style but simple and happy. She’s … [Read more...]
Classical Theatre Company: Playin’ it, old-school “In Romeo and Juliet, everyone knows the characters are going to die at the end,” says J. J. Johnston, founder and Executive Artistic Director at the Classical Theatre Company (CTC), “but we always try to provide a surprise, maybe it’s a design element or a production element, so … [Read more...]
Toby Kamps at Front This month the Houston art scene will offer up a little role-reversal. You may recognize the name Toby Kamps. He is the curator of modern and contemporary art for The Menil Collection. Previously curator at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston, he’s nationally and internationally respected for putting together a broad … [Read more...]
DJ SUN His sizzling debut album, ONE HUNDRED, is destined to warm the coolest of souls. Hindu Prince Gautama Siddhartha (founder, Buddhism) once stated, “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth.” And, it’s pretty safe to say that with over 20 years of spinning records and shaping sounds to form new … [Read more...]
Bespoken Art takes custom to the masses In a time when it seems bespoke is the new standard for anyone seeking true luxury, Bespoken Art is taking the familiar British term – which means “custom-made” – to a new level: The company produces custom canvas art using clients’ sounds. Except this luxury starts at a crowd-pleasing … [Read more...]
Transcending Art at the New David Shelton Gallery David Shelton Gallery’s new space at Main Street’s Isabella Court has been a long time coming. “I’ve been toying with the idea of relocating here for the last couple of years but it was kind of dependent on the right opportunity, meaning location,” explains Shelton. … [Read more...]
Katy Anderson + Patrick Medrano Ten years into their love affair, the artistic tie that binds Katy Anderson and Patrick Medrano is stronger than ever. A new baby, exhibits in Athens and Paris and big leaps for their nonprofit Fodice project tell us this creative duo has no plans of slowing down. “We are 3 years into the Fodice … [Read more...]
SIRUN GUAN HANNAH BACOL BUSCH GALLERY Out with the new; in with the old. Case in point: Hannah Bacol Busch is bringing back Gongbi, an ancient Chinese painting technique. “It originated in the Chinese culture and only the most affluent people could afford to commission Gongbi artists,” explains Bacol Busch. “It’s a type of … [Read more...]
AMERICA’S NEXT ART CAPITAL September 15 is Museum District Day, proving art may be Houston’s claim to fame. The Lowdown With 19 museums within a 1.5-mile radius measured from the Mecom Fountain in Hermann Park, Houston’s Museum District is chock-full of stuff to see. “No other major city that I could find has so many museums in … [Read more...]
James Turrell With a career as long and diverse as yours, with so many works in so many places all over the world, how do you approach a retrospective like the one coming up next year? Basically, we’re doing it in three museums, because each of the pieces I do are large, so if you want to do 18 works, that means you can do six large … [Read more...]
