What the Hell is Going On?

CSAW is fixin' to have some changes... Maggi Bataliano voted out as representative of the collective... refuses to leave... removes tenants' money from account... lawyer says that collective agreement is invalid...

Friday School Explosion!

Leslie Hewitt, Grounded

“The exhibition is intended to produce a kind of hall-of-mirrors effect, where viewers are constantly shifting between being an observer, and being the subjects of their own observations,” said Meredith Goldsmith, curator for the show and a critical studies resident in Glassell’s postgraduate Core Program. “The visual and linguistic frames represented in each work are so familiar that I find that in addition to the artists’ self-explorations, they entice the viewer’s own projections.” circular, 'eh?

November 30, 2007 at the Glassell School of Art, artists Beth Campbell, Leslie Hewitt, Shana Lutker, and Peter Lynde variously re-orient visitors in the gallery space. The artists hail from both coasts—Campbell and Hewitt from New York and Lutker and Lynde from Los Angeles—and find common ground in their creative approach. All use everyday framing devices—flowcharts, newspaper layouts, domestic snapshots, mirrors, and windows—as starting points from which to explore aspects of their own psychology and invite viewers to do the same. The exhibition is on view through February 10, 2008.

Campbell contributes the video Some Things Change (2005) to You Are Here. The work comprises four 12 ½ -minute videos that run back-to-back on a continuous loop. Each segment follows a woman who interacts with various familiar objects in her home, but the details and the sequence of events vary in each version, leading viewers—and, seemingly, the main character—to question their perception and memory. Campbell also presents two drawings from her ongoing project My Potential Future Based on Current Circumstances.

Robert Pruitt sez:

jena 6 members Bryant Purvis and Carwin Jones at the BET Awards


Living Room Art 1 / Remembering Jena 6

Sunday, December 2, 2007; 7:00 pm
Home of Robert Pruitt, 2218 Arbor, Houston TX 77004
Admission: free

Remembering Jena 6 will bring together artists of various disciplines to explore the events and issues surrounding the racially charged and motivated events that took place in Jena, Louisiana one year earlier. By utilizing the first anniversary of the infamous criminal charges brought against six African American teenagers in Jena, VBB is opening the dialogue on these events in and outside the home of artist Robert Pruitt to feature: Everett Taasevigen’s photography of the march on Jena and much more. This event is cosponsored by KPFT Pacifica Radio 90.1 FM.

http://vbbarts.org/calendar.shtml#50

jena what?!?

1907 * 2007

what does this guy have to do with that guy?

why can't we ever tell what's good until its already over?

what if Donald Judd was just a hack?

1907 * 2007
an Art History Lecture

Friday November 30th at 6:30pm in room 110
of the University of Houston Art Department
next to the Blaffer Gallery

-Sean Carroll

presented in conjunction with the School of Art Student Exhibition
opening Friday November 30th from 7-9pm

stop by before you get your Cheese on for the weekend!!!

12222221 (((((((((((((( THE KLAW ))))))))))))) 12222221

1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1

1 2 2= December 2nd

2 2 2= 2:22PM

2= level 2

1= Galleria 1


K L A W =
"walk" backwards
!!!!!!!!!!!!!

seems like some kids are fixin' to play with the holiday shoppers.. come out and play!

Little Pay Big Reward

Ever worked in a museum? Not in an office near a museum but standing in the gallery for hours and hours, watching people's hands when they inch up to a sculpture and sweating with every space cadet parent and hyperactive kid who eagerly enter the gallery like they've just gotten off the bus at Candyland. Passing the time is difficult, but the rewards of being forced to experience the same artwork for weeks or months on end are worth it. Even if you've been making things your whole life or researching and studying art history for years you'll be missing something if you never watch a painting change over time as you notice the little things that come to the fore only after hours or days; titular jokes and signs, detailed handiwork, symbolism, texture, curatorial relationships and the effects of light and atmosphere.

Plus you get to see all the collectors that make up museum boards in your city, and even if they don't know who you are you'll have the upper hand on them when you do finally meet. I very much enjoyed working as a guard in a museum, and even if the pay was horrible it was a good 'vacation' from work that gave me a lot of time to think and argue, write and draw. One day they snapped shots for a Matthew Ritchie catalogue- three years later that one pic has been all over the world and back- featured in books and as I found out this week- even a calendar! Cop out way to say I was featured in Art Now, but fuck it!

that's me up at the top on the right!

The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston seeks part time Gallery Attendants. The principle duties of a Gallery Attendant are to ensure the safety of works of art in the Museum and represent the Museum to the general public. Other duties include assisting the Gallery Supervisor and Assistant Gallery Supervisor in opening and closing the Museum, answer general questions from Museum visitors and refer specific questions to the appropriate Museum staff and inspect works before and after each shift. Candidates for the position may be required to work weekends and evenings outside the Museum's standard hours. A background or interest in art is desirable.

To apply for this position please submit a letter of application and a resume to Kenya Evans, at kevans@camh.org, or mail to Kenya Evans Gallery Supervisor, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, 5216 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX 77006

Free Movie Seeks Free Time

"I too have been cutting karaoke and corporate videos
for the last few years while yearning to make a feature length film."

"The Hole Story"
a film by Alex Karpovsky

trailer <HERE>

Thursday, november 29th
5pm

Dudley Hall, School of Art
University of Houston

presented by Elia Arce, TransArt Foundation, Voices Breaking Boundaries

Director will be present
www.theholestoryfilm.com

Sneaky Video

AES+F will exhibit their Last Riot video from the Russian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale at the Station Museum (corner of La Branch and Alabama) opening this Saturday night. Don't miss concurrent openings at Inman, the joanna Gallery and Magdalen Celestino at New! You could make it a real bike crawl if you know Montrose and Midtown!

Bloggerroll

Now, I'm lazy enough to steal the list of Texas blogs off of Modern Art Notes, but I think there are a few missing from the list... here's my Houstocentric list of blogs worth reading and some other ones too.

Dallas Artcast
Podcasts and more! Not quite Bad at Sports, but good!

Art Motel Radio
Dallas blog with only 7 posts under its belt but a good bit of graphic design!

MAMFW
An intern at the Fort Worth Modern who somehow got the address modernblog.org and wasted it with between one and five posts a month... not that they're badly written.

ezimmerman
Smarty pants from Austin who hangs out in Dallas with a lot to say and a lot to write about (taking trips to Houston and all) -the blog seems to read like the artforum blogs, name dropping people and artworks interchangeably.

Chris Jagers
Pictures of dogs and drawings of anatomy, he couldn't find much else in Dallas.

'Bout What I Sees
A curt Austin blog.

Border Art Dialogue
Want to know what's on exhibit in El Paso? This would also be a great title for a blog from the Valley...

Glasstire Blogs
Three blogs for the three big cities in Texas (sorry San Antonio)

Emvergeoning
This San Antonio blog beats the rest of our sorry asses for profession and topical posts.

Now on to Screwston!

ACTS
Anthony Thompson Shumate writes a blog once in a while...

Julia.In.The.Rye
Artist Julia Wallace gets in her two cents about her own art and others.

Young Republic
Jenny Schlief and friendz spill their guts in search of pink revolution! partyarefun!

Behind The Screens
Participation Art
Gentle Ride Van
Andrea Grover and Co at the Aurora Picture Show and University of Houston have three blogs going, this ball of energy also has to tame a methhead and a drunk in her spare time!

WhinyBabyLand
Laura Lark kept this blog cranking out bile for years, and now it's back!

I know I'm missing some! Leave comments with suggestions!

That's One Way To Do It

I wouldn't hold my breath for the windfall that Xnihilo Gallery will provide you, but for anyone out there wanting to put SOMETHING SOMEWHERE....

Xnihilo Gallery is looking for Artist to show in the gallery. If you are interesting in showing or want to be part of a group show, please leave you submission with the Barista at Taft Street coffee to be put in the Gallery's mail box. Submissions need to be in by December 1st and should include a CD with 10-20 images of current work in JPG format, Artist statement and proposed pricing for current body or work, Resume with art background & Exhibition Record, and a brief letter of show intent. All submissions are reviewed anonymously so please leave your name off all submitted documents and include a separate sheet with contact information.

Email Curator@Xnil.org with any questions.

Screw Tanksgiving

Friendzgiving is better!

is that a food fight breaking out?

well, duh?!?

brian wears the "O" hat for good reason

puncture wound or yoga position?

crafts, like sports, are always fun

amazingly, not photoshopped

elaine wears the "O" hat, too

bean sprouts?

gene looks fat in this picture

photos by jenny!

Well Lookie Here

Traci Matlock and Ashley Maclean, tethered to the sun

Gallery 1724 Re-Opening!

ArtsHouston is sponsoring the re-opening of Gallery 1724! After a one year hiatus, the salon/gallery is back with new work by Traci Matlock and Ashley Maclean. Check out their website and view the gallery on the ArtsHouston website. Those of you who came to the openings know how much fun they are! Gallery 1724 is an independent salon/gallery in the Museum District. Opening December 8, come out and celebrate with us (free drinks and treats!) and make an appointment to cut that damn hair, hippie! 1724 Bissonet, 7-9 pm. Call 713-523-2547 or email gallery1724@mac.com.

Upstairs from Gallery 1724 is a hair salon, so we recommend coming with buzz cuts. Formerly the curatorial domain of Frank Rose- who now runs the revived Artshouston magazine- his wife Kara Duval will now be at the helm for this converted home on Bissonett between the Museum District and the Rice Village. Go Kara!