Author Archives: artstudio

A Contemporary Menil Master

Palestinian artist Mona Hatoum comfortable fit among Surrealists The Menil Collection opened in 1987 to display the collection of John and Dominique de Menil whose taste in Surrealism, American abstraction and indigenous art (amongst other pursuits) exposed a Houston audience to important works in art history. Contemporary exhibitions at the Menil not only show important

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Sound/In-Sight

Visual arts, music to combine in open art show at TASI in November Sound/In-Sight opens at the Studio, Nov. 4, curated by tenant artist Andy Coughlan in collaboration with music composers Austin Franklin and Tommy McPhee. The show is unique in that artists were asked to create artwork based on musical compositions. Coughlan sought open submissions and, at

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Masters & Students

Dishman Art Museum exhibit explores ‘Art of the Teacher’ When Christopher Troutman decided to go to graduate school after teaching in Japan, there was only one choice — Long Beach State in California — to work with Yu Ji and Domenic Cretara. The relationship he built with Ji led to the exhibition, “The Art of

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