Walls Turned Sideways
Artist Confront the Justice System
Brown Foundation Gallery
On View August 25, 2018–January 6, 2019
Walls Turned Sideways: Artists Confront the Justice System features work by artists from across the nation that addresses the criminal justice system, mass incarceration, and the prison-industrial complex. Representing the full range of contemporary art production made in the studio and the social realm, the exhibition includes artworks that take social justice issues as a subject matter; and position the prison and court systems as structures for dismantling through institutional critique. The artworks in the exhibition are extraordinary for the scale and ambition by which they mobilize in order to bring visibility to offenses within the justice system.
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Opening Reception: Friday, September 7 | 6:30–8PM
Nina and Michael Zilkha Gallery
On View: September 8–October 21, 2018
The year 2018 ushers in the 70thanniversary of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH), the second-oldest non-collecting contemporary arts institution in the United States. Although the name and location of the museum have shifted since its 1948 formation, CAMH’s commitment to presenting cutting edge art of its time has remained steadfast. In particular, the institution has continued to celebrate works beyond the traditional scope of visual arts, showcasing design, music, dance, and literary traditions alongside the plastic arts. The exhibition revisits CAMH’s 70-year performative legacy of live arts by mining selected performance documentation and related ephemera from its rich archives. Stage Environment is curated by Patricia Restrepo, Exhibitions Manager and Assistant Curator.
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Programs & Events
Sep
21
Friday, September 21, 2018
Art at Noon | Ray Hill and Dav...
Join Ray Hill and David Collingsworth of KPFT’s The Prison Show for an overview of the show’s history, mission, and objective. Also learn about how their work connects to the exhibition Walls Turned Sideways: Artists Confront the Justice System. Light lunch provided.
Sep
22
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Workshop | Words & Art (Studen...
Join us as we explore Walls Turned Sideways: Artists Confront the Justice System using prompts, group discussion, and your imagination. Participants delve deeply in the artist’s world through stories and poems. This workshop is open to all writing levels. This exhibition does contain some adult themes and language. For details, we encourage you to read our Family Review. For the participants interested in sharing their work as a featured reader at the Reading | Words & Art, they can submit their work to wordsandartsubmissions@gmail.com by midnight on Saturday, October 20, 2018. Works must be one page or less and must respond to the artworks in the exhibition Walls Turned Sideways. Submissions are judged by Mary Wemple and a guest judge. Featured readers will be announced on Friday, October 26, 2018. It is not required to attend the workshop in order to submit writing to be a featured reader.
Sep
22
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Mindful Observation | Drop-In ...
Experiment with movement and breath-work as tools to delve deeper into observation.
Sep
22
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Workshop | Words & Art (Adult Session)
Join us as we explore Walls Turned Sideways: Artists Confront the Justice System using prompts, group discussion, and your imagination. Participants delve deeply in the artist’s world through stories and poems. This workshop is open to all writing levels. This exhibition does contain some adult themes and language. For details, we encourage you to read our Family Review. For the participants interested in sharing their work as a featured reader at the Reading | Words & Art, they can submit their work to wordsandartsubmissions@gmail.com by midnight on Saturday, October 20, 2018. Works must be one page or less and must respond to the artworks in the exhibition Walls Turned Sideways. Submissions are judged by Mary Wemple and a guest judge. Featured readers will be announced on Friday, October 26, 2018. It is not required to attend the workshop in order to submit writing to be a featured reader.
