CultureMap // Tarra Gaines // 11.09.20: The Houston visual art community stays true to the season with a veritable cornucopia of exhibitions and installations for us explore this month. From fun and provocative outdoor art to view social distancing with family and friends to the opening of the Musuem of Fine Art, Houston’s Nancy and Rich Kinder Building, November might just be the biggest month of the year for art lovers.
So let’s give thanks to this bountiful harvest of art.
“Color Field” at the University of Houston (now through May 2021)
The first curated exhibition of outdoor sculpture at UH and the second project in the Temporary Public Art Program, this traveling show from the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art brings a splash and sometimes interactive array of colorful surprises to the UH campus. From a working set of giant wind chimes from artist Sam Falls to Texas sculptor Jeffie Brewer’s whimsical menagerie holding Gigaff, Bunny and Kitty to Sarah Braman’s circular, colored windows onto the world, the works of “Color Field” allow gazers to explore the campus in a whole new way, while bringing more art into the open air as we continue to embrace outdoor art.