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1502 Alabama St. Houston, TX 77004

713-529-6900

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Best Museum
Award Winner 2009

Hours: Sun,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat 11am-6pm

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2009 | Best Museum

Before you step into the Station Museum of Contemporary Art, be forewarned -- it ain't gonna be pretty. It's going to be glorious and challenging. It might even be life-changing, but it's definitely not going to be pretty. The Station Museum most often deals with social and political issues, which, while powerful and thought-provoking, don't usually lend themselves to serene landscapes or flattering portraits. Case in point: During a show from this year, Javier de Villota:... More »
2008 | Best Art Space

There are no better artistic agents provocateurs than Jim and Ann Harithas and the Station Museum of Contemporary Art. The Station is privately funded and directed by the Harithases, which allows them to essentially do whatever the hell they want. A former director of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston as well as the Corcoran Museum of Art, Jim Harithas has the brains and the art savvy as well as the social and political convictions to make the most of the situation. In past shows, the... More »

9 Cool & Cheap Weekenders: Alkari, Black Bananas, Chico Trujillo, Etc.

By Chris Gray | Fri, May 11, 2012

Pot-luck show of the weekend: ElecTrick, The Space Villains and Los Area 51 tonight at Rudyard's. Free. It's the big Art Car Weekend, if you haven't heard, and you can get a peek at Saturday's parad... More »
Petrol Station

By Kelly Klaasmeyer | Thu, December 01, 2011

A massive drawing of George Bush hangs at one end of the long, long gallery, and a massive drawing of Barack Obama is at the other. In between them is a whole lot of crude oil. It snakes through networks of thick, transparent plastic tubing that r... More »
On Vibrate — Pop and Post-minimalism in American Music

By Jef With One F | Thu, November 10, 2011

If you think that all the great classical music was written before the dawn of the 20th century, Aperio will be happy to prove you wrong with On Vibrate — Pop and Post-minimalism in American Music. The latest offering by Aperio, the chamber orches... More »
Andrei Molodkin: "Crude”

By ABBY KOENIG | Thu, November 10, 2011

The new installation at the Station Museum of Contemporary Art is named Andrei Molodkin: "Crude,” and aptly so. Russian-born artist Molodkin uses crude oil as one of his materials. Molodkin has created a series of clear plastic sculptures of famil... More »
Station Museum's Crude Installation Is Rather Refined

By Abby Koenig | Mon, October 31, 2011

Last week, Art Attack was lucky enough to get a sneak peek at the upcoming installation by Russian-born artist Andrei Molodkin, as he and the staff of the Station Museum of Contemporary Art were stil... More »
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Station Museum of Contemporary Art

1502 Alabama St. Houston, TX 77004

713-529-6900

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2009 | Best Museum

2008 | Best Art Space

By Chris Gray | Fri, May 11, 2012

By Kelly Klaasmeyer | Thu, December 01, 2011

By Jef With One F | Thu, November 10, 2011

By ABBY KOENIG | Thu, November 10, 2011

By Abby Koenig | Mon, October 31, 2011