tempOdyssey

Review of the new theatre show from Nova Arts Project here...

Myspace Shuffle

Here's a question for ya...

From: artCRITIC
Date: Aug 17, 2007 4:57 PM


TIME FOR YOUR OPINIONS

Do you prefer artist exhibits in a circular or rectangular forums? This refers to both the frame and the gallery space.

We see in a ocular, circular way, yet exhibits are typically presented in a rectangular form. Why?

Why do we see differently then we present art?

please send some excerpts by messaging me your opinion.

artCRiTIC

Chinese Report Card

Not everyone in town has been showing Chinese art, and of the Asian shows in town maybe 6 out of 10 are showing Chinese artists, but it's all because of the Chaney Collection ruckus anyway, so they're on the docket today.

Report Card Time!!! Scores are by # sold - # unsold.

Inman: 8 - 10
Inman's show of 'unpop' Japanese artists has been going out the doors at a good clip, but gallerist Patrick Reynolds attributes most of the sales to their base of collectors and not the hooplah, since most sales were from out of town. Darren Waterson killed it from the small gallery, but it's unfair to include all those red dots from the San Francisco painter.

McClain: 7 - 21
McClain and New had pretty much the same artists, but a summer show isn't their forte here on Richmond. The show is already down, and they're already setting up to sell Renee Lotenero.

New: 22 - 22
Owner Thom Andriola has seen his sales go to new and old collectors, and he's got the highest sales and the highest % of sales in the bunch. Rumor is there was a buying frenzy the night of the opening, but when I stopped by today Thom was still at work hustlin'.

CTRL 0 - 21
Late bloomer, this show opened after the Red Hot show, and their New York and Atlanta based artists were hardly Japanese or South Korean besides their names. Owner Bryan Miller distances his show from the rest of the lot, but his press release starts like this: "CTRL gallery is pleased to present To the Left, a group exhibition opening in conjunction with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's RED HOT - Asian Art Today from the Chaney Family Collection." Hmm...

Barbara Davis: "No Comment"
I don't think this means they did bad, just that they know me over there. They've sold some pieces for sure, though I might hazard less than half. They got clout.

Deborah Colton: n/a
Gallery Director Evan Garza describes most of their business this month as high priced and museum sales; their coverage has ben over the top and that's worth something on its own. Coverage in Beijing and Tokyo, in town at Artshouston, Houston Press, Chron, and an upcoming glasstire review.

Montrose Pics

New pics from Notsuoh Photography...

RIP Max Roach

NTY Obit

Max Roach, a founder of modern jazz who rewrote the rules of drumming in the 1940s and spent the rest of his career breaking musical barriers and defying listeners’ expectations, died early yesterday in Manhattan. He was 83.

Dodging the Downpour

Between downpours I stepped out last night, the flooding dissipated inside the loop by 5 or 6. Space 125 had a good showing, their small gallery is tough to curate without overstuffing the turkey, but they seem to have settled down with this new one.

Mick Johnson, The Clash 2007

"Suddenly One Summer" makes up for a horrible title with a good mix of subdued work. Mick Johnson channels the Clash by cutting out (die-cut?) handwritten lyrics on the edge of a board- set at bench height. EVERYONE should know that no matter what your intentions or connotations are, if you build something flat and horizontal between you knee and your hip people will sit on it. There's nothing you can do, get over it and leave your please do not touch signs at home. Anyway, the three sided bench was a little too illegible to read the lyrics Mick had printed out on the list of works, and it was set in front of a large wall, yellow at the top, magenta below.

Mark Cervenka provides two representational paintings in an olive, sienna and black scheme that is couch friendly. When I was reading the three artist statements I watched two rich ladies walk in front of me and grab his statement alone. How rude! Maybe they have couches that match, but that doesn't mean those gloomy alienated scenes by Cervenka won't ruin your oilman husband's day as the stock market goes down the drain. Mark's paintings are Hopper-ish with more intimacy, maybe interesting despite their traditional construction.

Beth Secor has been doing these intimate portraits for a good decade or more, but it took a busted ankle and a little rest time for her to apply her sketchy arcs of layered color to a medium besides paint. Several portraits here are interesting studies of friends and children, but the one with the mattress pad fabric backing takes the cake- a thread portrait that is not exactly needlepoint nor knitting, but that takes clear strides in execution from Secor's paintings, growing more tactile and achieving an element of time through her recollection of which horrible 50s-60s horror movie she was watching while sewing each portion of the piece. We'll she where she goes with this idea soon enough!

I stopped by the CAMH to check out Nexus Texas before the opening tonight, it was nice to see El Franco Lee II's prominant placement front and center (he's gonna be big). Besides an excess of Sterling Allen in the corner, and a little more Amy Blakemore than I would have liked, the show looks more interesting that I would have expected. Screw those guys from Dallas, but this show might look good!

Donna Huanca in Berlin

Jerusalem 2012

2012: a year of spiritual transcendence and catastrophe

Poland Joins the EU
The Sun Reverses its Magnetic Poles
Charles Manson Eligible for Parole
World Oil Supply Peaks
Aliens Return to Earth

December 21, The End of The Long Count Mayan Calendar

In response to this apocalyptic anxiety, Helga Wretman performs an extended sequence of transformative rituals, originating from artist Elena Bajo's studio and leading out into Program's courtyard, through several installations of mystical technologies created by Donna Huanca, Daniel Keller and Nik Kosmas.

Saturday August 18th 9pm
Program, Berlin

aids-3d

ruaminx

Lisa Marie Break

Lisa Marie Godfrey will open her first solo show September 14th at Domy Books.

Hoy Y Viernes

Despite a horrendous press release and impending doom from above, Space 125 is opening its doors tonight. As long as Buffalo Bayou isn't lapping at the gallery's doorstep, stop on by for free wine and grapes and Beth Secor too!

PR Hell:

Summer is upon us, bestowing upon many in academia the opportunity to pursue artistic interests.

Join Houston Arts Alliance in welcoming University of Houston-Downtown/O’Kane Gallery-affiliated artists Mark Cervenka, Beth Secor and Mick Johnson for the exhibition Suddenly One Summer.

We will be afforded an opportunity to delve into their minds and creative processes during the opening night reception on August 16, 2007 from 6pm to 8pm.

Tomorrow's opening at the CAMH should be a great way to tell how skewed the museum's view of Texas art is; lets let greenhorn curator Toby Kamps explain: “I’m just sitting in my car and I’m looking at stunt-jumping monster trucks coexisting with art cars. It’s a place of extremes,” How extreme will the show be? “It’s an amazing mixture of really cosmopolitan and really down-home; it’s very fertile soil for good art. You can get a pickup truck and a decent studio and do your thing. There’s a great tolerance of characters and eccentrics and individuals. An artist is an entrepreneur, and if nothing else, Texas gets that.” Let's hope there isn't a cowboy in sight. 7-11pm Friday.

The Artery in the Chron

Cynthia Cupach & Mark Lee performing BlackButoh @ The Artery, Houston TX

Abubakr Sory Kouyate, Master African percussionist & Nicholas R. Hunter @ the Artery, Houston TX

Free Radicals @ The Artery, Houston TX

Bill Wolff sculptures @ The Artery, Houston TX

Wakan Hoye Yapi Singers: Traditional Lakota Ceremonial Music @ The Artery, Houston TX

Museum district (sic Third Ward) stalwart, alternative space The Artery is getting a little press! Here's their site.

Hypocritically Interesting

The Chronicle ran this article about graffiti artists in Queens having a place to bomb illegally; would they take the same stance in their own back yard?

Case Magazine sez:

have some graff flicks?
	...send 'em our way! we want to feature them in the next issue of case freights, bombs, stencils, posters...all that good sh!t. info@casezine.com try to make sure they are high enough res for print (300 dpi)