In the Studio with Nathaniel Donnett
Zahrah Butler visits the Houston studio of cultural practitioner Nathaniel Donnett to discuss music, locality, and abstractions of the Black experience.
Texas (9)
Round 57: Southern Survey Biennial II at Project Row Houses, Houston
Lauren Stroh reviews the second iteration of the Southern Survey Biennial, a snapshot of contemporary art in the South, at Project Row Houses, Houston.
New Suns: In Conversation with Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud
Amarie Gipson interviews artist and advocate Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud on policymaking as a creative act and New Suns, her exhibition at Lawndale Art Center, Houston.
That Sunnyside Pride
For the debut feature of our Twang theme series, Amarie Cemone Gipson profiles the work of Houston artist Irene Antonia Diane Reece and her documentation of the city’s Sunnyside neighborhood.
Tomashi Jackson Renders History’s Defining Moments in Halftone Lines
As the 2024 election season concludes, Jasmine Weber considers the stories of voter disenfranchisement and intergenerational struggles found in the abstract color paintings of Houston-born artist Tomashi Jackson.
Autumn Knight’s NOTHING#15: a bar at Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
Ella Ray details Houston-born artist Autumn Knight’s NOTHING#15: a bar at the Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, a performance that leans into desire, play, choice, and absurdity.
Transient Vistas at FLATS, Houston
Amarie Cemone Gipson reviews the pushing of boundaries into immersive experiences found inTransient Vistas at FLATS, Houston.
Sugar Babies and Black Diamonds: Marronage Age Daydreams in the Gulf South
Rian (Raven) Crane explores contemporary Black Trans Southern aesthetics in this month’s Mood Ring through cyanotypes, written narrative, and lineage tracing.
Angel Lartigue’s Exploration of Mutability
In this CRUSH theme feature, Valentin Diaconov contextualizes the forensic performance work of Houston-born artist Angel Lartigue.
