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1300 Holman St. Houston, TX 77004

713-743-9528

http://www.class.uh.edu/blaffer/

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1300 Holman St. Houston TX 77004

''Andy Coolquitt: Attainable Excellence''

Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. until August 24

If one looks with an appropriately observant and objective eye, he will discover streets filled with art, or at least, artistic assemblages, that s...

$The Rest of the Best: Houston\'s Top 10 Museums$

The Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 10 Museums

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, March 07, 2013

Houston's Museum District is a favorite destination for both locals and tourists. But choice museum offerings aren't limited to that one location. And while we have several world-class museums (the Mu... More »
$8 Ways to Have a Bad-ass Valentine\'s Day, No Date Required$

8 Ways to Have a Bad-ass Valentine's Day, No Date Required

By Katharine Shilcutt | Thu, February 07, 2013

I'm not here to tell you how Valentine's Day is a corporate crock, nor am I here to tell you that the only refuge of a single person on V-Day is burning a box of your past lovers' memorabilia while so... More »
Beauty in a Bottle Cap

By Kelly Klaasmeyer | Thu, November 08, 2012

There's a lot of sculptural work around right now that is heavily reliant on piles of random crap, sometimes found, sometimes purchased. Portions of Andy Coolquitt's installation at last year's Texas Contemporary Fair were actually thrown away by... More »
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Free for All: "Tony Feher," A Night at Market Square Park, and Lois Lowry

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, October 11, 2012

Some 60 key works by American sculptor Tony Feher are seen in his first comprehensive retrospective at ''Tony Feher,'' which opens Friday. The 20-year survey is presented by Blaffer Art Museum. The ex... More »
A Sneak Peek At the Remodeled Blaffer

By Abby Koenig | Mon, August 27, 2012

Friday night Art Attack was invited to an exclusive first look at the newly remodeled Blaffer Art Museum on the University of Houston's Main Campus. The Blaffer has been under construction for roughly... More »
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2011 | Best Curator

Members of the local art community are frequently saying that Claudia Schmuckli needs to get more love for Blaffer Art Museum's top-notch exhibitions. In January 2009, Schmuckli became Blaffer's director and chief curator following a nine-month nationwide search (which, by the way, wasn't really necessary since Schmuckli has been under Blaffer's nose, in varying capacities, since 2004). Since then, the former Museum of Modern Art assistant curator has pumped more left-of-field life into the... More »
2011 | Best Contemporary Art Show

This sprawling, video-packed show brought the work of Belgian artist Johan Grimonprez to Houston. The standout was the artist's stellar film essay, Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y. Collaged from the likes of archival news footage, Hollywood films and television commercials, the film presented the evolution of hijacking into a political and media tool. Smart, entertaining and darkly comedic, Grimonprez makes insightful and effective social and political points free of humorless harangue. The exhibition... More »

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1300 Holman St. Houston, TX 77004

713-743-9528

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''Andy Coolquitt: Attainable Excellence''

Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. until August 24

The Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 10 Museums

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, March 07, 2013

8 Ways to Have a Bad-ass Valentine's Day, No Date Required

By Katharine Shilcutt | Thu, February 07, 2013

Beauty in a Bottle Cap

By Kelly Klaasmeyer | Thu, November 08, 2012

Free for All: "Tony Feher," A Night at Market Square Park, and Lois Lowry

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, October 11, 2012

A Sneak Peek At the Remodeled Blaffer

By Abby Koenig | Mon, August 27, 2012

2011 | Best Curator

2011 | Best Contemporary Art Show

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