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Marina Zurkow Necrocracy March 17-April 23, 2012Opening Reception: Friday, March 16, 6 -8PM Marina Zurkow
Necrocracy
March 17-April 23, 2012 Opening Reception:
Friday, March 16, 6 -8PM
Commissioned by DiverseWorks to be part of Fotofest 2012 Necrocracy is an immersive art exhibition exploring nature and petrochemical production that combines video animation, drawings and sculpture by Brooklyn-based artist Marina Zurkow. In the space, the public is invited to explore a labyrinth-like landscape, populated with an array of petroleum-based artworks and a series of new animated video works. A collateral materials lab and an online survey provide space for audiences …
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Grandalism featuring NIZ
Curated by GONZO247
March 16-April 21, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, March 16, 6-9pm
Grandalism is a season-long series of street art commissions presented in partnership with GONZO247, founder of Aerosol Warfare. Throughout the season, the DiverseWorks dock will be the backdrop for a series of rotating, large-scale works that features accomplished street artists. Featuring a different artist every 8 weeks, Grandalism showcases the raw talent and innovation of the city’s freshest and most prolific urban artists selected by one of Houston’s most notable street art legends.
About NIZ
Niz was born in Lima, …
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Grandalism featuring DECK WGF
Curated by GONZO247
January 19-February 25, 2012
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 19, 6-9pm
Grandalism is a season-long series of street art commissions presented in partnership with GONZO247, founder of Aerosol Warfare. Throughout the season, the DiverseWorks dock will be the backdrop for a series of rotating, large-scale works that features accomplished street artists. Featuring a different artist every 8 weeks, Grandalism showcases the raw talent and innovation of the city’s freshest and most prolific urban artists selected by one of Houston’s most notable street art legends.
About DECK WGF
Deck WGF is a …
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zoe | juniper
A Crack in Everything
January 19-February 25, 2012
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 19, 6-9pm
zoe | juniper performances: Thursday-Saturday, January 19-21, 7:30pm
Local performances featuring Kristen Frankiewicz, Catalina Molinari, Kara Newton, Tina Shariffskul, and Kelly Todd are on Saturday, January 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25 at 1pm.
zoe | juniper (Princess Grace Awardee Zoe Scofield and Juniper Shuey) will create an immersive environment of video, dance, photography, and installation that extends and expands upon their touring dance work A Crack in Everything (ACIE). Scofield and Shuey use the Greek tragedy The …
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November 11-December 17, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, November 11, 6-9pm
Curated by GONZO247
Grandalism is a season-long series of street art commissions presented in partnership with GONZO247, founder of Aerosol Warfare. Throughout the season, the DiverseWorks dock will be the backdrop for a series of rotating, large-scale works that features accomplished street artists. Featuring a different artist every 8 weeks, Grandalism showcases the raw talent and innovation of the city’s freshest and most prolific urban artists selected by one of Houston’s most notable street art legends.
About Episode
Born and raised on Houston’s north side, Episode has …
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
12-6pm
Artist Tours: 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Join DiverseWorks for the 19th Annual ArtCrawl. As part of the festivities, Artists in Residence, Tara Conley and Tria Wood, will be giving tours of their exhibition My Life as a Doll and answering questions.
About My Life as a Doll
Sculptor Tara Conley and writer Tria Wood create a residence with rooms defined by pages from a gigantic book. Seductive aspects of this fantasy world slowly give way to reveal the perils for a woman living her life as a doll. Exploring personal spaces and …
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Tara Conley & Tria Wood November 11-December 17, 2011 Opening Reception: Friday, November 11, 6-9pmTara Conley & Tria Wood
November 11-December 17, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, November 11, 6-9pm
My Life as a Doll is an immersive art encounter combining rhyme, candy-colored environments, and fantastical sculptural elements to establish a life-sized residence where each room is defined by a pair of pages from a gigantic book. Seductive aspects of this fantasy world slowly give way to reveal the perils for a woman living her life as a doll. By inviting viewers into the personal spaces and narrative …
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
2pm
A Panel Discussion of current social, cultural, and artistic issues raised by My Life as a Doll. Panelists include Kimberly Davenport, Director and Chief Curator, Rice Gallery, Sandra Zalman, Assistant Professor of Art History, University of Houston, and Dr. Nels P. Highberg, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Rhetoric, University of Hartford.
Panel to be moderated by Susie Kalil.
Sponsored by KUHF (88.7FM) / KUHA (91.7FM) and Saint Arnold Brewing Company
This event is free and open to the public.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
7pm
Come by for a Talk and Tour with Tara Conley and Tria Wood as they walk visitors through their installation My Life as a Doll and answer questions.
About My Life as a Doll
Sculptor Tara Conley and writer Tria Wood create a residence with rooms defined by pages from a gigantic book. Seductive aspects of this fantasy world slowly give way to reveal the perils for a woman living her life as a doll. Exploring personal spaces and narrative elements of this character’s life, viewers encounter a complex dialogue about power structures, …
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September 16-18, 2011
George Brown Convention Center
DiverseWorks is proud to be a community partner of the Houston Fine Art Fair
Partnered with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the City of Houston
Considered the biggest and best art show in Texas … ever
$200 million in art presented by 81 top galleries from 13 countries
HOUSTON FINE ART FAIR ANNOUNCES ARTIST HIGHLIGHTS
New Art Fair Showcases World-renowned 20th and 21st Century Works
Anticipation is building throughout Houston and the international art world as the Houston Fine Art Fair puts the finishing touches on its inaugural launch, slated …
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