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    a page-turning exhibit

    Stirring exhibition spotlighting life-saving travel book for Black Americans motors into Houston

    Craig D. Lindsey
    Jul 21, 2023 | 3:50 pm
    'Four young women standing beside a convertible automobile, ca. 1958' from “The Negro Motorist Green Book.”

    'Four young women standing beside a convertible automobile, ca. 1958' from “The Negro Motorist Green Book.”

    Courtesy WANN Radio Station Records,Archives Center, National Museum ofAmerican History, Smithsonian Institution

    Created in 1936 by Harlem postman Victor Hugo Green and published until 1967, The Negro Motorist Green Book provided critical, life-saving information on restaurants, gas stations, department stores and other businesses that welcomed African American travelers during an era of segregation and Jim Crow laws.

    Now, it’s mostly known as the book that inspired that cute racism movie that bafflingly won the Best Picture Oscar over Black Panther and BlacKkKlansman. But, in September, a new exhibition at Holocaust Museum Houston will remind people just how important this annual guide was back in the day.

    “The Negro Motorist Green Book,” developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in collaboration with award-winning author, photographer and cultural documentarian Candacy Taylor, opens at Holocaust Museum Houston’s Josef and Edith Mincberg Gallery beginning Friday, September 1.

    This exhibition, made possible through the support of ExxonMobil (which played a significant role in the book’s distribution through its U.S. network of Esso stations), will offer an immersive look at the reality of safe travel for African Americans during the mid-century.

    Victor hugo green The NegroTravelers\u2019 Green BookVictor Hugo Green from “The NegroTravelers’ Green Book,” Fall Edition,1956.Courtesy Schomburg Center for Research inBlack Culture, Manuscripts, Archives, andRare BooksDivision, The New York PublicLibrary

    'First day of Memphis integration, TN, 1961,'\u00a0from \u201cThe Negro Motorist Green Book.\u201d

    'First day of Memphis integration, TN, 1961,' from The Negro Motorist Green Book.
      

    Dr. Ernest C. Withers. Collection of theSmithsonian National Museum of AfricanAmerican History and Culture. (C) Ernest C.Withers Trust

    'First day of Memphis integration, TN, 1961,' from "The Negro Motorist Green Book."

    During the exhibit, which runs through Sunday, November 26, ExxonMobil will host Free Family Sundays on the first and third Sundays.

    Viewers can gaze upon artifacts such as business signs and postcards to historic footage, images and firsthand accounts to convey the apprehension felt by Black travelers. The exhibit will also illustrate the resilience, innovation and elegance of families striving to live a full life in America.

    'The Negro Motorist Green Book' 1940 edition.'The Negro Motorist Green Book' 1940 edition.Courtesy Schomburg Center for Research inBlack Culture, Jean BlackwellHutsonResearch and Reference Division, New YorkPublic Library

    It's also meant to bring focus to a vibrant parallel world of African American businesses, the rise of Black leisure class and the important role the guide played in facilitating the second wave of the Great Migration.

    Some 115 former, Black travel sites have been identified in Houston, with 13 sites “still standing” and eight of those noted in the book, according to research by the Texas Historical Commission.

    One of the most iconic sites on the list is the historic Eldorado Ballroom at Project Row Houses in the Third Ward, which recently reopened after a $9.7 million renovation, as CultureMap reported. A fitting closing chapter to a pivotal book, indeed.

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    “The Negro Motorist Green Book” runs Friday, September 1 through Sunday, November 26 at Holocaust Museum Houston (5401 Caroline St.). For tickets, hours, and more information, visit hmh.org/GreenBook.

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    artist lineup revealed

    Prestigious contemporary art fair unveils exhibitors for first Houston show

    Holly Beretto
    May 22, 2025 | 9:00 am
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    Photo courtesy of World Red Eye
    Untitled Art, Houston launches in the Bayou City this September, with exhibitors from Texas and across the globe.

    Houston's art world has been buzzing since Untitled Art, one of the country’s most prestigious contemporary art exhibits, announced it was expanding its reach from Miami to Houston.

    Now, the event has shared a slate of exhibitors who are coming to the Bayou City for the fair, which runs at the George R. Brown Convention Center from September 19-21.

    The participants are a blend of Texas talent and exhibitors from across the globe. Among the first-time exhibitors are Houston’s Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino, Moody Gallery, McClain Gallery, and Barbara Davis Gallery; Meliksetian | Briggs from Dallas; Michael Kohn Gallery, La Loma, and Philip Martin Gallery, all based in Los Angeles; New York’s Half Gallery, New Discretions, and Swivel Gallery; Patel Brown, with outlets in Toronto and Montreal; London’s Cecilia Brunson Projects; as well as galleries from San Francisco, Miami, Madrid, Havana, Lima, and the Bahamas.

    Those participating in the fair’s Nest sector, an initiative that offers subsidized booths to mitigate the traditional barriers presented by the cost of art fair participation, include 12.26 in Dallas and Los Angeles, Austin’s Martha's Contemporary and Seven Sisters, Laura the gallery and F - Galleries from Houston. Other Nest participants come from Los Angeles, London, Buenos Aires, Miami, and other cities. Find a full list of exhibitors at the Untitled Art, Houston website.

    All were selected by the committee of Untitled Art founder Jeffrey Lawson, executive director Clara Andrade, and Houston director Michael Slenske.

    Untitled Art aims to showcase the work of emerging and established artists from all over the world, as well as offer avenues for art appreciation and collection for everyone from newbies to the art scene to prominent collectors. Houston emerged as a natural spot for the event’s expansion, given the depth of the city’s arts scene, its diversity, and its prominence as a cultural leader, with a thriving art market, seasoned collectors, leading institutions, commercial galleries, art schools, and artists.

    “This is a moment when all of Houston’s top museums are in expansion mode and currently offering some of the most dynamic programming in the nation, as are the city’s emerging and established galleries and project spaces,” said Slenske in a statement. "Meanwhile, there are countless world-class artists who live and work in the Bayou City. I'm just very excited to be part of this new era of growth in the city’s art landscape with the launch of Untitled Art, Houston.”

    In addition to exploring the work of the artists above, visitors to the exhibit will experience a floor plan designed by the Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, the Texas-based firm known locally for restaurant designs such as Uchi and Loro as well as the Montrose Collective mixed-use development (among others).

    "Our firm greatly values the process of collaborating with contemporary artists to bring fresh perspectives to the spaces we design,” said architect Jay Colombo. “We're happy to partner with Untitled Art to bring this event to Houston and share in their mission to support the wider art ecosystem."

    Attendees will also be able to explore a series of special projects displayed throughout the fair, watch and listen as the fair records its on-site podcast series, and check out installations that showcase Untitled Art’s cultural partnerships with Houston institutions such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH); the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH); the Menil Collection, Asia Society Texas; the Rothko Chapel, which continues to recover from damage by Hurricane Beryl; and others. A percentage of ticket sales from Untitled Art, Houston will be donated to the chapel’s restoration efforts.

    Tickets are on sale now. Prices start at $35 for single day tickets, with discounts available for students, seniors, and veterans/active-duty military. Multi-day and VIP tickets are also available.

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    Untitled Art, Houston launches in the Bayou City this September, with exhibitors from Texas and across the globe.

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