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Houston Matters
Celebrating Caravaggio: an artist out of time
Posted on · Houston artist David McGee explains why a film about the famed Italian artist is his choice for the next "Movies Houstonians Love" screening from MFAH.
Tag: visual art
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The slow energy transition (Sept. 19, 2023)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Is the energy transition happening fast enough for us to meet our climate change goals? We learn what a new report has to say.
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Collaboration and inspiration bring a month-long art project to life
Posted on · Keeley Dunnam talks about bringing together dancers, artists, and the community in her latest project.
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Artist JooYoung Choi creates a fantasy world she calls ‘The Cosmic Womb’
Posted on · The artist gives Houston Matters a tour of her work at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts, which depicts a fantasy world populated by colorful characters who reflect positivity and inclusion.
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LIVE – 2023 Houston Art Car Parade and Festival
Posted on · Talking all things art car at the world’s biggest celebration of the transformed vehicles.
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How poet Holly Lyn Walrath turns other people’s words into poems — and visual art
Posted on · The Houston writer talks about her love of poetry and her first visual art exhibit, Poetry Between the Lines.
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The Menil Collection honors the legacy of founding director Walter Hopps with new exhibition
Posted on · The exhibition features art from Hopps' own collection, plus rarely-seen works from the Menil Collection.
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Oil’s effect on Houston’s economy (Jan. 4, 2023)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Some recent numbers suggest Houston's GDP grew slower than the rest of the nation last year. Is that true -- and is it the fault of oil and gas?
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Boil water notice lifted (Nov. 29, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: We bring you the latest on the fallout and the effects of the city-wide boil water notice. And we learn how a local researcher is using a telenovela to help Latinos dealing with Alzheimer's disease.
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Anat Ronen: A Street Art ‘Urban Legend’
Posted on · The Houston artist, who's known for her murals and 3D street paintings, is the subject of a new exhibit at the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts in Spring.
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Rothko Chapel Closes In March For Major Renovations
Posted on · Updates to lighting in the chapel are in store -- along with new programming and administrative facilities.
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How Do You Perform Music That Doesn’t Look Like Music?
Posted on · In a new series of performances, Houston collective Loop38 interprets visual art as music.
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Full Show: HISD Leadership Changes, and Former Astronaut Scott Kelly (Oct. 12, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn why some HISD board members pushed for a new interim superintendent. Then, former astronaut Scott Kelly talks about spending a year in space. Plus, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And the classical ensemble Loop38 translates visual art into music.
Arts & Culture
Rarely Loaned Van Gogh Masterpieces Will Travel to Houston
Posted on · This spring, Houstonians will have a chance to view Van Gogh paintings and drawings, which they might otherwise have to travel to the Netherlands to see in person.
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Full Show: Comparing The Oil Boom In North Dakota To Houston, And Estimating Syrian War Victims (June 12, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We consider issues looming over this year’s meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. Then, a new book compares how the recent oil boom affected North Dakota compared to Greater Houston. Also, Rice University researchers are using data science to estimate the number of civilian casualties in Syria. And we visit an exhibit of Andy Warhol's photographs at UH.