Recently Vanity Fair magazine conducted a not so scientific survey of Architecture’s Modern Marvels by asking 52 experts to list the five most important works of architecture created since 1980. After they compiled all the results, they put together a list of over 132 different structures. The magazine then published the top 21 results in [...]

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Created inside a structure that had been originally built in the 1930′s to house a Weingarten’s Grocery Store, the site specific installation by artist Dan Flavin at Richmond Hall is one of the Menil Collections greatest hidden treasures. The building itself has lived a very interesting life…after first being the home to the supermarket, it [...]

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A new show currently on display at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston showcases the work of legendary painter of the west, Charles M. Russell. Virtually self taught, Charles M. Russell began his career as a cowboy working in the American southwest around the early 1900′s. This is the first retrospective of the artists work, [...]

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On Tuesday, May 18, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will be taking part in International Museum Day – a day that provides free admission for all in celebration of worldwide cultural diversity. The museum is taking part in the day by spotlighting their current exhibition “Light of the Sufis: The Mystical Arts of Islam“. [...]

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Its finally here! Arriving this Saturday, May 8th, is one of Houston’s most unique events…The 23rd Annual Art Car Parade! Back in 1987, the amazing parade was founded to promote Houstons diverse and creative art scene by The Orange Show – Center for Visionary Art – along with the Houston International Festival. The goal of [...]

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Maarten Baas is a young Dutch designer that creatively reinvents furniture and everyday common objects. You can be sure that once Mr. Baas gets a hold of an idea, the last thing an object would turn out to be is common. Best known for having designed a collection of furniture called ‘Smoke’ – Mr. Baas [...]

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Lots of articles have been written lately about 80′s humor style bible The Official Preppy Handbook and its new sequel coming out this Fall called True Prep. The book first appeared on the scene about the same time as when Ralph Lauren and J.Crew were introducing East Coast style to the masses – and consumers [...]

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Sometimes a book comes along that just knocks your socks off. I just bought a copy of Modern Americana: Studio Furniture from High Craft to High Glam from Rizzoli and it has changed everything that I thought of as Americana. Get rid of those notions of Colonial style rooms, 50′s mass market, and other cliches [...]

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Corresponding to the show called Archiving Places: Documentary Photography at the University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture Gallery – the opening lecture/presentation will take place Thursday, March 25 at 6pm. The exhibition promoted by HoustonMod features 60 black and white photographs by Lewis Hodnett, Jr. with architectural and interior photography from his [...]

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Now open at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston is Alice Neel: Painted Truths. This is the first retrospective of Alice Neels work since 2000 – and this exhibition debuts in Houston as the very first stop on a multi-city world tour. Alice Neel was born in 1900 and she painted almost her entire life, [...]

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