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Paradigm Shift: Art Car Showcase extended through February 7th, 2021

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On November 28, Art Cars return to the Museum with a selection of cars from the permanent collection. This exhibit examines the creative processes, materials and themes that change a car into an “Art Car.”

Some cars are completely rebuilt anew, like Amber Eagle’s Rosebud, a vehicle that questions the concept of the alien, and a metaphysical view on travel in inner and outer space. Others are explosions of assemblage, like David Best’s Milan car, and still others are exquisitely restored cars with paintings that convey spirituality and revolution.

From the whimsical to the sacred, the cars on exhibit celebrate exploration, transformation, and the expression of individual creativity. All display passion, obsessive attention to detail, and metamorphic vision. These artists shift the paradigm of the automobile from an iconic symbol of American industry to insightful and sometimes subversive commentary of the prevailing systems of our world.

Paradigm Shift: Art Car Showcase is scheduled to be on view through February 7th, 2021.

Insurgent: The Paintings of Clark Fox

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Clark Fox, Legend of Honor George, 1990-2018, Oil on wood, 24 x24″. Courtesy of the artist.

Vist the Five Points Museum of Contemporary Art for a new exhibition by internationally renowned painter Clark Fox.

A Texas native, also known as Michael Clark, Fox spent much of his childhood in Houston and South Texas before moving to New York. Fox is an intensely prolific painter, and this exhibition draws upon select works from pointillist Texas landscapes to confrontational pop art satire. Insurgent: The Paintings of Clark Fox features his paintings of American presidents, especially his panoptic study of George Washington, as well as his assessments of social structures and economics in his ever-growing studies of oranges and Mr. Peanut as avatars of class and racial inequity.

Clark Fox, South Shoreline Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1972, Oil on Linen. 30.25 x 46.25″. Courtesy of the artist.

Clark Fox is the first painter to have a solo show at Five Points Museum of Contemporary Art since the museum opened in 2016. His works are in the public collections of the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of New York, the Corcoran Gallery, and many more.

Travis and Jesse: The Road So Far

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Shotgun House, side view
Junkyard Dog, 1980. Jesse Lott.

Extended through October 18: Five Points Museum of Contemporary Art presents a new exhibition by Houston artist Jesse Lott and Louisiana artist Travis Whitfield called The Road So Far. The exhibit will feature an installation by Whitfield that includes a full-size “Shotgun House” containing artifacts and photographs from Northern Louisiana, where Whitfield lives and has a studio. Lott’s featured artworks explore how line creates form and utilizes found objects from near his Houston studio to create dynamic sculptures.

“Edgar, Blue & Ward” 1974 by Travis Whitfield

From the smallest detailed figurine to the life-size shotgun house, Lott and Whitfield provide social, historical and political commentary via their respective observations of the world around them. Watch the two artists discuss their work with the Victoria Advocate in the video below.

https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaAdvocate/videos/1029698824089402/

The exhibit features video and multimedia that bring visitors into the artists’ process and provide insights to the cultural and fundamental backgrounds that led each artist to their current place.

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Lowrider Excellence: The Leal Brothers

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On Saturday, September 7th, from 5-8PM, Five Points Museum of Contemporary Art will host the opening of a new exhibition by Corpus Christi Lowrider artists, the Leal Brothers. Lowrider Excellence: The Leal Brothers will feature national award-winning cars that have been painted, sculpted and fully remade.

“Baby Boy” by the Leal Brothers. Photo by Irvin Tepper.

The Lowrider as an art form has evolved since the mid-20th century. While its roots can be traced back to post-WWII Los Angeles, the art and cultural phenomenon of lowriders has spread throughout the United States and beyond. Cementing their place as masters of this form, the Leal Brothers and their obsessively detailed automobiles are multiple-year winners in premier national competitions, including the Lowrider Tour Las Vegas Super Show. In 2018, their work dominated the show, taking both first and second place for Lowrider Car of the Year. 

The opening reception of this event will feature the music of another group of brothers. Tejano artists Los Palominos won a Best Tejano Performance Grammy for their hit song “Por Eso Te Amo,” and they have recorded many worldwide hits according to the Billboard music charts. Based in Uvalde, Texas, their fan base extends internationally. The Houston Chronicle calls the music of Los Palominos “an essential piece of the Mexican-American mosaic.” 

This exhibit is curated by Ann Harithas, the museum’s founder and executive director. 

Exhibit on view September 7 through October 20.

Good & Lost: August 16 & 17

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For two nights, August 16 & 17, 2019,  Five Points Museum will be transformed into a live theater venue, with Good & Lost, a series of short and new works written and directed by Walter Womack, Randy Wachtel, Randy Pollard, Amanda Heinold, and Nina Di Leo.

Seating is general admission & free, but reservations are recommended. To reserve your spot, go online to www.monstershere.org where you can also donate to Here Be Monsters Theatre to support future productions.

Gallery Talk with Mark “Scrapdaddy” Bradford

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Image courtesy of Explore Victoria Texas.

Join us at Five Points Museum on Thursday, June 13th at 5:00PM for an opportunity to learn more about Mark “Scrapdaddy” Bradford’s current exhibition, “Salvaged Species”. Mr. Bradford will discuss his techniques and approaches to his work in this intimate and informal event that will allow guests to ask questions and speak with the artist.