Andrea Dezsö: Sometimes in My Dreams I Fly, Open...

Andrea Dezsö: Sometimes in My Dreams I Fly, Part 2

This video was filmed April 9, 2010 at the opening luncheon for Andrea Dezsö: Sometimes in My Dreams I Fly.

The Making of BIG LECTRIC FAN TO KEEP ME COOL WH...

This time-lapse video documents Wayne White's three-week Rice Gallery residency during which he and a team of assistants created BIG LECTRIC FAN TO KEEP ME COOL WHILE I SLEEP.

Wayne White: BIG LECTRIC FAN TO KEEP ME COOL WHI...

In this video, Los Angeles artist Wayne White, who is best known as the Emmy-winning creator and performer of many of the puppet characters in the hit, late-1980s television show, Pee-wee’s Playhouse, discusses his installation at Rice Gallery. BIG LECTRIC FAN TO KEEP ME COOL WHILE I SLEEP combines White's passions for puppetry and painting in a room-sized work of art that is a tribute to country music legend George Jones. For more information, call 713.348.6069 or visit ricegallery.org.

Henrique Oliveira: Excerpts from Gallery Talk

In this video, Brazilian artist Henrique discusses his work with Rice Gallery's student attendants.

Creating "Tapumes"

Through the “magic” of time-lapse photography, Henrique Oliveira rapidly transforms piles of salvaged and new wood into a massive and colorful installation. In reality, Oliveira and four assistants worked fifteen 12-hour days from March 10 – 24, 2009 to construct Tapumes.

Metrópolis: Henrique Oliveira

© 2008 Metrópolis. Translation available: http://ricegallery.org/new/information/Metropolis.html

Paul Villinski on Emergency Response Studio (Par...

Inspired by what he saw in post-Katrina New Orleans, artist Paul Villinski gutted a salvaged, formaldehyde-ridden FEMA-style trailer and re-created it as Emergency Response Studio. ERS is a visually appealing and completely self-sufficient, solar-powered live/work space intended to allow artists to “embed” in and respond creatively to post-disaster environments. In this first segment of a two part film, Villinski discusses Emergency Response Studio: Process, a new installation which looks at t...

Paul Villinski on Emergency Response Studio (Par...

Inspired by what he saw in post-Katrina New Orleans, artist Paul Villinski gutted a salvaged, formaldehyde-ridden FEMA-style trailer and re-created it as Emergency Response Studio. ERS is a visually appealing and completely self-sufficient, solar-powered live/work space intended to allow artists to “embed” in and respond creatively to post-disaster environments. In this second segment of a two part film, Villinski offers an in-depth tour of his transformed trailer. On view 29 January - 1 March...

Michael Salter on too much

For "too much," his installation at Rice Gallery, artist Michael Salter has wrapped the walls with his personal icons and pictograms. Leaning against one of the walls is a massive, slouching Styrobot built from environmentally unfriendly Styrofoam. Visitors can join the Styrobot in experiencing Salter’s take on the “tidal wave of imagery that our visual culture crashes down upon us everyday.” Free admission and parking nearby. On view November 6 – December 14, 2008. More information at www.ric...