Jen Mauldin Gallery
Hobbes Vincent: At the Circus, through March.
Vincent is an enigmatic sculptor who is rarely seen without a mischievous grin and a tall tale to tell. At the Circus is the artist?s first headlining show at solo show at Jen Mauldin Gallery featuring extraordinary works from the mind of a surrealist.
Looming large, visitors are greeted by a massive plaster and bronze sculpture that fills the gallery. The sculpture features a near-life-sized horse lifted into the air by a demure bronze man with a little help from small cranes that reach the rafters of the gallery.
Like its title, At the Circus leaves viewers with a sense of wonder. Read More.
Erin Cluley, Stanley Light: Great Minds, Psychotic Weirdos, closing Jan. 6
Hung salon-style, ?high- and low-brow? artworks and objects offer a glimpse into the life of a collector in Stanley Light: Great Minds and Psychic Weirdos. Curated densely, the mixture of work seems overwhelming at first, but further exploration gives weight to each piece and the mind of the collector. The exhibition is uniquely personal and a must-see before it?s Jan. 6 closing on Saturday. Read More.
Liliana Bloch, Bret Slater, opens Jan. 6
Opening Saturday, Bret Slater’s solo show at Liliana Bloch will feature his latest exploration in the physicality of small paintings, while also incorporating a dynamic shift in both scale and technique. This new approach evokes the extensive fields of color of post-painterly abstraction.
Bret Slater (b. 1987 Bronx, NY) lives and works in New York, NY. His work has been acquired by the Dallas Museum of Art as well as the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Learn More.
Laura Rathe Fine Art presents Breakthrough, with artists Cassandria Blackmore and Michael Schultheis, this Saturday, Jan. 6.
Though they work in diverging techniques and media, the pairing of works by Blackmore and Schultheis reveals the beauty of controlled chaos and the tension between restrained and intuitive gesture.
Based in Santa Barbara, California, Cassandria Blackmore creates colorful abstract works from shattered and meticulously reconstructed reverse glass paintings. While Seattle-based artist, Michael Schultheis, builds his compositions through successive layers of mathematical notations and geometric forms that collectively appear suspended in ethereal spaces masterfully rendered in acrylic paint.
Breakthrough will be on view through February 10, 2018. Blackmore and Schultheis will also give an artist talk beginning at 6:45 p.m. Learn More.
Kirk Hopper Fine Art, Deathbeds, Ann Woods, opens Jan. 13
Kirk Hopper Fine Art presents a solo exhibit featuring artist Ann Wood (Galveston). Ann Wood incorporates two- and three-dimensional pieces to create challenging installations. With a Rococo visual appeal and hunting blinds and trophies, topiaries and bouquets, town monuments, wedding cakes, domestic objects, and historical paintings and sculptures, Wood’s work has an attractive but often deceptive appearance.
Initially, her work seems traditionally “pretty” or look as if it could be edible, yet slowly reveals a disturbing underbelly?both hidden and obvious vignettes of danger, death, deception and decay woven throughout. Wood’s new work alludes to where and how we ourselves might die. Be it in a bed, in a chair, or in front of the fireplace, death is inevitable and undignified. Read More.
The Reading Room, Book Swap, Jan. 13, 3-7 p.m.
The popular Book Swap event returns on January 13 from 3 to 7 p.m. featuring book trades, micro- readings and conversation to invert the inherently private nature of reading into a public, participatory event. Learn More.
Lyric Stage, Daddy Long Legs opens Jan. 19
Daddy Long Legs is based on the classic novel which inspired the 1955 movie starring Fred Astaire?a beloved tale in the spirit of Jane Austen, the Bront? Sisters, and Downton Abbey?this heartwarming Cinderella story about a witty and winsome young woman and her mysterious benefactor has charmed audiences of all ages from Los Angeles to London and premiers regionally on the Lyric Stage. Read More.
The Modern, FOCUS: Katherine Bradford-closes Jan. 14, FOCUS: Nina Abney-opens Jan. 27, and Figures from the Collection-closes Jan. 28
Courtesy of the Artist and CANADA, New York
Katherine Bradford is known for her vibrant palette and eccentric compositions. Often built up over months and sometimes years, Bradford?s paintings are textured, semi-transparent coats of acrylic paint, with hints of pentimenti exposed in the finished surface. Her recent works revisit several of her favored motifs, such as ships and swimmers?traditional and enduring subjects seen throughout art history. Bradford?s canvases, however, are more ominous, and often improbable in comparison to the relative calm of James McNeill Whistler?s paintings or Paul C?zanne?s portraits of bathers.
Figures from the Collection offers various artists? perspectives on people and their surroundings. The works? subject matter ranges from autobiographical and inclusive of friends and acquaintances to historical or completely fictional. Taken entirely from the Modern?s permanent collection, the exhibition includes paintings, photographs, videos, prints, and drawings.
Nina Chanel Abney’s paintings are visually frenetic, reflecting the fast-paced energy of life today. Her imagery refers to such diverse subjects as pop culture, world events, and art history in compositions with flattened, simplified forms. Abney’s works commonly incorporate snippets of text, disembodied figures and silhouettes, and geometric abstract shapes. Themes that relate to American society, including celebrity culture, race, sexuality, and police brutality, are broached in her paintings. Abney?s work exemplifies the political and social changes taking place in America, especially through the eyes of African Americans. Her rapid rise and potent imagery is something you shouldn?t miss. Learn More.
Wyly Theatre, Small Mouth Sounds, opens Jan. 31
In the quiet of the woods, six strangers embark on a silent retreat. As they struggle to confront their internal demons, their vows of silence collide with their achingly human need to connect. The play is funny and ingenious and asks how we address life?s biggest questions when words fail us. Off Broadway?s Small Mouth Sounds will move and enlighten audiences. Read More.