Opening Reception—Robert Hodge x Tim Kerr: No Kings But Us and Christopher Myers: of all creatures that can feel and think
Saturday, May 20, 2023
6:00pm—9:00pm
Artist & Curator Remarks: 7:00pm
Location:
Blaffer Art Museum
FREE and open to the public
The Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston is proud to present, No Kings But Us a collaboration between Houston-based artist and impresario Robert Hodge and Austin-based musician and artist Tim Kerr. We also present Christopher Myers: of all creatures that can feel and think. Join us for the opening reception of these two new exhibitions at the Blaffer.
Parking: Free parking for this event is available via the six complimentary marked lot spots directly in front of the museum entrance and at the Elgin Street Garage (4224 Elgin Street). To take advantage of complimentary Elgin Street Garage parking, please first park in the garage and obtain your machine ticket and then bring to the museum front desk upon arrival.
Hodge-Kerr is a collaboration between Houston-based artist and impresario Robert Hodge and Austin-based musician and artist Tim Kerr. Individually, their work is steeped in the rich history between music and pop culture, and they share a deep interest in racial equality and human rights. With mutual admiration and converging interests, from color palette to messaging to medium, they have come together to entwine a creative vision. Hodge brings his musically inspired collage work using screenprinting, stencils, stitching and record covers to survey the jazz landscape and southern hip hop culture. Kerr translates his musical history and voice in the early days of punk and DIY, to the blues, free jazz and sounds of Irish folk music into portraits, political messaging, and vibrant colors. Musical voices are thereby lavishly layered in historical context, creating a visible synergy far beyond the sum of its parts.
Robert Hodge x Tim Kerr: No Kings But Us, is on view at Blaffer Art Museum May 20—June 4, 2023.
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American artist and writer Christopher Myers mines the fruitful, yet enigmatic space between archive, myth, and emanation as he translates obscured histories from around the world into vivid contemporary forms. Across disaporas and diaries, It has been said that Myers works with materials that hold histories within them, of movement, migration, and exchange. His diverse, rigorously researched practice spans textiles, actions, shadow puppets, film, and sculptural objects, which are often produced in collaboration with artisans from around the globe. This exhibition will look back at the past five years of Myers’ inter-disciplinary work – bringing together epic appliqué tapestries with stained glass lightboxes and a new installation that highlights Myers’ ongoing work in performance. The artist will also visit UH to elaborate upon his recent television and theatre work, gathering a multitude of voices and techniques to colorfully navigate the porous terrain between records and those who live them.
Christopher Myers: of all creatures that can feel and think is on view at Blaffer Art Museum May 20—September 3, 2023.
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Images: (Left) Hodge x Kerr, detail ofNo Kings (detail), 2022, Mixed Media. Image courtesy the Artists.(Right) detail of Nala Damajanti as Mami Wata as Cymbees, 2022 Stained glass lightbox. 77 1/4 x 77 1/4 x 5 in. © Christopher Myers 2023. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan, New York.