Walking through St. Thomas on the way to the joanna Drawing Show

Philip Johnson, St. Basil's Cathedral, 1995





Philip Johnson, Academic Mall, 1967 (?)
"The use of Johnson as the university's architect spawned mild controversy due to the noted architect's open homosexuality and his flirtation with fascism and atheism which clashed with the Church's teachings. This controversy has died down and mostly been forgotten over the years." wiki





inviting, no?





Treon Rick




man, some of my pictures suck.






Seth Alverson, Really.


video in wall


'drawing' in front of the bathroom


Cody is Cheeky


Eric Pearce and Rachelle Vasquez share a quiet moment


backyard sculpture, Ledvina


Byzantine Fresco Chapel over the wall


Norberto Gomez Jr., Cody Ledvina, Cheyanne Ramos (Group 925 members)

...and then we made a cardboard chair for someone's class. It didn't break!

San Antonio isn't Hot Enough

Man, wasn't that Museo Alameda project in San Antone supposed to be a big deal? Change US perceptions of Latino culture and celebrate solidarity with Chicano culture and the Smithsonian? Looks like it's going down the tubes FAST.

Coming down I-10, blogger Emvergeoning has a review of the MFAH's Red Hot Show HERE.

John Arnold started the hedge fund Centaurus Energy with $8 million of his own money.
More than half of the 17 traders at the company, including Mr. Arnold, once worked at Enron
(photo via NYT)

The newest Houston richie-rich? John Arnold, a former energy trader at Enron, who made his fortune as head of the energy-market hedge fund Centaurus Energy. Newcomer to the Forbes 400 targets for lobbyists and charities, Arnold posts a net worth of $1.5 billion and ranks 317th. At 33 years old(!) he also holds the distinction of being the youngest billionaire on the list.

The Chron sez: "Nearly half of those making their debut on the list made their wealth in hedge funds, according to the magazine."; "Nine Houstonians made the list."

Lefty, Lefty, Lefty

BURP

a man in a mask sez:

TONIGHT! Art show!
Featuring art by all of your favorite Houston artists like me and my friends. There will be beer and wine and cheeses and whatnot, actually no wine and cheeses. I made that up.

4014 Graustark
By the Menil and St. Thomas.

A/V Dorks

Last year Michelle Hempton worked with the MFAH for her third A/V Swap Film Project. The first two years were underground events in a movie theatre after they closed for the night (not that I remember which one) with rowdy crowds who packed the aisles and cheered and jeered like they owned the place. That same crowd filled the Brown Auditorium downstairs last year, and the overwhelming response (as well as the films) encouraged both organizer and institution to consider it a resounding success. This year is back to the ad-hoc ways (maybe), after the MFAH film department balked at actually paying Michelle for the work that went into the program- so she's gone free agent again.

The A/V Swap is collaborative project that juxtaposes artists; filmmakers trade compositions with musicians and vice versa. The resulting pieces are sympathetic or antagonistic in turn- one techno song transforming its numbing effect on one filmmaker's ears into static shots of a stopwatch counting down punctuated by a disheveled man sneering "If you think I'm going to take this for another minute, you've got another thing coming." -to which the audience roared with laughter. Another film, an 8-bit Microsoft Paint-looking holdover from the Nineties, was dropped into the hands of Frank Olsen (former lead singer of Amish Acid Dealer) who put the audience through the ringer with a scorching noise-thing that sounded like The Locust; he also mangled the video through three or four digital conversions into a flashing glitchy orange horrorshow- he just hated the video is all. Also included is a well-produced and kitschy tribute to Pak's Convenience Store on Alabama, a horror flick by Stephanie St. Sanchez and Circles (my film!) with a sweet folk song soundtrack. Sometimes participants play both sides of the ball, making one film for a soundtrack and a soundtrack for another video. Check out last year's highlights at the release of the long-awaited DVD this Sunday-

Everyone is invited to the A/V Swap DVD release party
this Sunday at Poison Girl at 4 pm! It will be really fun
and low key. Plus, I will also be giving information about
this years swap. Hope to see everyone there.

Poison Girl
1641 Westheimer Rd
Houston, TX 77006

(713) 529-9929

Hokusai!!!

Museum of Printing History Tonight, September 20th! Opening from 6-9pm

Museum of Printing History, 1324 West Clay

"In conjunction with Akira Kurosaki’s visit to Houston the Museum of Printing History will present an exhibition of Japanese woodcuts, exhibiting masterworks from the golden age of ukiyo-e prints, including Hokusai, Hiroshige, and Kunisada. The exhibition will then explore the growth of the tradition as it was renewed and adapted in the twentieth century by figures such as Hiroshi Yoshida and Hasui Kawase. Deeply influencing the Impressionists and other Modern Western art, was in turn influenced by the visual traditions of Europe and America. This exhibition traces the dialogue between the cultures while also presenting the works of the great practitioners of the art."

The Jena 6

Today the town of Jena, Louisiana and the national news are swamped with protesters. I tempered my outrage at the situation when I read that the 'noose' incident was 3 months apart from the 'beating' incident. I kinda like what The Black Informant has to say HERE.

Marimba Time

Saturday September 22nd at 8:00pm the Artery presents Rattletree; "It will be mesmerizing to hear this marimba group from Austin in our space. We will cancel in case of rain. If by late evening the weather is questionable, you can call the Artery at 713-523-1942."

www.arteryhouston.org

5401 Jackson at Prospect (near the Children's Museum), right off of Southmore Street.

Last To Know

just heard of this opening tonight...

Baptism, John Biggers 1989

The Extended Legacy
Thursday September 20 at 6:00pm
Midtown Art Center Tea Room
1413 Holman

Opening reception Thursday, September 20, from 6 to 9 p.m.
The exhibition on view through October 20

John Foreman, Lee Ann Jackson, Ron Smith, Karl Hall, Thomas Freightman, Rose Sprott Swain, Hassan Hilliard, Sarah Trotty, Dan Pore, Roy Thomas, Vernon King, John Biggers, Frank Frazier, Aubrey McCaskell, Dayo Laoyes, Busola Akerele, Denise McGuire, Jamie Woody, Rhonda Radford-Adams, Danny Russo, ...

A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

...that's the new line at the top of the Houston Press art bites... I kinda like it... check out a new review of Practice Makes Perfect at the Glassell School HERE (all the way down at the bottom of the page)

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