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calendar | June 2011 luIs Tomasello Argentine painter and mixed-media artist Tomasello’s “atmospheres chromoplastiques” set white cubes against a white background, utilizing light and shadow to toy with illusion. Through July 2 . Sicardi Gallery, 2246 Richmond Ave., 713.529.1313, sicardi.com visual arTs “road work and an abstract painting” by raul Gonzales ‘The CulTure InTerCom’ soefer’s “Bus Boy,” at top, and “Fat ass” Going Solo Houston shooter soefer goes Out of Range in her first show at barbara Davis. Legendary postmodernist filmmaker Stan VanDerBeek’s trailblazing multimedia work captures postwar America. Through July 10 . Contemporary Arts Museum, 5216 Montrose Blvd., 713.284.8250, camh.org ‘workworkworkworkwork’ A stunning mid-career review of sculpture/installation artist Charles LeDray at the MFA features nearly 50 works ranging from bound books and stuffed animals to ceramics and carved bone. Through Sept. 11 . Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet St., 713.639.7300, mfah.org pHotos by JulIE soEfEr Local shutterbug Julie Soefer ’s first solo show, Out of Range , hits Barbara Davis Gallery this month. The photojournalistic work on display captures life in places like India, Cambodia, Manhattan and Houston. “A visual diary,” says popular editorial photographer Soefer, 30, an NYU grad who has shot for the likes of The Wall Street Journal and Houston magazine. “This is the other side of my work.” The show hardly counts as Soefer’s first widespread exposure. She snapped the famous mouthful of fries movie-poster image for the 2004 indie doc Super Size Me , and was a finalist in this year’s prestigious Hearst 8 x 10 Biennial . Expect shots both tender and whimsical, such as a woman’s bodacious backside framed by a colorful jumble of Houston Rodeo carnival rides. “They’re really engaging,” says gallerist Davis, “and this is what greatness is all about.” June 10-July 2 , opening reception June 10, 6:30-8:30pm. Barbara Davis Gallery, 4411 Montrose Blvd., 713.520.9200 –CB Ibh et lortie dit inismolore consecte do ‘vIsIons’ Sculptor Jim Adams’ industrial scrap pieces use weathered textures to explore both minimalism and surrealism. June 3-30 , opening reception June 4, 5-8pm. Archway Gallery, 2305 Dunlavy St., 713.522.2409, archwaygallery.com esCapIsT Group exhIBITIon Popular local artist John Ross Palmer’s 2011 mentorship group includes photog Raul Gonzalez, abstract painter Nubia Gala Seibert and artist Zak Vasquez. June 3 , 6-8pm. Caroline Collective, 4820 Caroline St., 713.594.2735, escapistprogram.com 6-8pm. Thornwood Gallery, 2643 Colquitt St., 713.861.2787, thornwoodgallery.com Craft, 4848 Main St., 713.529.4848, crafthouston.org ‘Texas ZydeCo’ An exhibit featuring 40 original photos by James Fraher, which were first seen in Roger Wood’s book, Texas Zydeco. June 3-Aug. 27 . Museum of Printing History, 1324 W. Clay St., 713.522.4652, printingmuseum.org susan BudGe This San Antonio-based mixed-media sculptor makes creatures and abstract objects to communicate the importance of frivolity. June 4-July 2 , opening reception June 4, 6-8pm. New Gallery, 2627 Colquitt St., 713.520.7053, newgallery.net ‘ClusTered paInTInGs’ Texan Myke Venable uses multiple canvases of varying size to spark a conflict of color and aesthetic. June 4-July 30 , opening reception June 4, 5-7pm. Gallery Sonja Roesch, 2309 Caroline St., 713.659.5424, gallerysonjaroesch.com roBerT Jessup This collection of new paintings shows Jessup in aggressive, abstract form, with rough edges in the deep textures. June 4-July 1 , opening reception June 4, 6-8pm. McMurtrey Gallery, 3508 Lake St., 713.523.8238, mcmurtreygallery.com ‘FaCes oF hIsTory—laTIn amerICa’ This FotoFest-organized exhibit comprises important late 19th and early 20th century Latin American photography. June 6-Aug. 5 , opening reception June 9, 4-7pm. Allen Center, 500 Dallas St., 713.223.5522, fotofest.org June 2011 saBIne sTromeyer The German-born mixed-media artist renders landscapes and nature scenes. June 4-July 2 , opening reception June 4, ‘CreaTures From The deep’ Arline Fisch’s surreal Racine Art Museum-commissioned installation features a twinkling wire jellyfish. June 4-July 30 . Houston Center for Contemporary | | 23
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