Lamar Theatre to present William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ It is a legend among thespians that saying the name of William Shakespeare’s “Scottish Play” in the theater is bad luck, requiring a “cleansing ritual,” such as leaving the theater, turning around and saying “Macbeth” three times before being invited back in. Lamar theater instructor Joel Grothe is
‘Change By Design’ offers broad vision Review by Thomas Lee Harris Jr. “Change By Design” offers a broad vision for the future of design thinking. Tim Brown defines “design thinking” as a compelling way to think creatively and to solve problems. It is a fundamental process to innovation, not only to be used by designers
Review By Andy Coughlan Claes Oldenburg is an odd bird and has laid some “Strange Eggs” over his career. The Sweden-born American artist has gained fame though his playful interpretations of everyday objects, which he manipulates into large-scale, colorful public installations. Now, the Menil Collection in Houston has hatched “Strange Eggs,” an exhibit of the
Performance artists, printmakers invade Studio The chainsaw roared as the girl with the brain for a head dragged a suited mannequin around the yard. Megaphones crackled and discordant guitar sounds mixed with the pop of a fire in the cool evening air. A sizeable crowd watched as the girl with the deer on her head
A Contemplation on Henry Ossawa Tanner’s Painting ‘The Annunciation’ Issue – December 2012 By Elena Ivanova “My effort has been to not only put the Biblical incident in the original setting, but at the same time give the human touch ‘which makes the whole world kin’1 and which ever remains the same.” — Henry Ossawa
ISSUE – December 2012 By Jeff Dixon He’s Baaack! No, not the shark, the Geek. Oh, yeah, the shark, too Once again that cold north wind is blowing and everywhere you look, trees and wreaths are all over yards, street signs, doors, malls, city parks, free clinics, underpasses, abandoned mines — well, you get the
PRINTMAKER INVITES COMMUNITY TO EXPERIENCE NEW CULTURE, IDEAS ISSUE Magazine: November 2012 | Story by Andy Coughlan When printmaker Xenia Fedorchenko decides to have a few friends over, they don’t just come from around the corner. In early November, Estonian printmakers Peeter Allik and Toomas Kuusing will bring their unique stylings to Southeast Texas, and
ISSUE Magazine: November 2012 | Story by Elena Ivanova “FROM THE BEGINNING OF the Republic it has been the duty of every free-born voter to look down upon us, and the duty of every free-born humorist to make jokes at us.” — Nicholas Longworth, Speaker of the House, 1920 EVERY FOUR YEARS WE are caught
“And Now for Something Completely Different” – Exhibit on Display November 3 – 24, 2012 ISSUE Magazine: November 2012 | Story and photos by Andy Coughlan SEAN WILCOX SITS IN the covered porch of his Beaumont house, a few cats dozing on the chair, his blond hair bright in the evening sun. He is thoughtful
The ART MUSEUM OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS presents ESPOUSED, through January 6, 2013. ISSUE Magazine: October 2012 A vibrant group exhibition featuring 36 contemporary Texas artists who are partners either in marriage, as significant others or as a collaborative team. “Espoused” comprises more than 40 works in a variety of media and highlights these diverse pairs
