A consistent dynamism unites the works exhibited in Houston Center for Photography’s 36th Annual Membership Exhibition. Though radically different in content, style, and format, the photographs chosen all demonstrate a fluidity that defies categorization. None can be easily fixed within the narrow confines of traditional … Continued
Tarrah Krajnak was born during a tumultuous period of military rule in Peru, adopted by Americans, and raised in the Midwest. She uses images, found and original, to navigate this personal history … Continued
The body is polarized. The land is spoiled. The ideals of governments are questionable. A creative mind is a definitive act towards transformation. The visibility of bodies and the properties … Continued
“It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world, we explain that world with words, but words can never undo the fact that we are surrounded by it. … Continued
Basir Mahmood once made sculptures for Pakistan’s army. His skill earned him a place in Pakistan’s Beaconhouse National University, where, in his words, he spoiled himself by not making anything with his own … Continued
I met Bucky in 2015 on a tour of grad studios his first year at UT. I enjoyed that first studio visit and followed up with another every year. I … Continued
I found myself reading James Wood’s How Fiction Works this summer at the suggestion of the artist Morgan Ashcom. As we were planning his exhibition, What the Living Carry, which opens at HCP this … Continued
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