Art Galleries: ‘Houdini’s Special Bag’ among many new exhibits opening

Gideon Mendel's "The home of David Lim, Rancho Bauer Drive, Memorial Neighborhood, Houston, Texas," shot last September, is among works on view in "Deluge," one of several flood-based shows on view at FotoFest Sept. 6-Nov. 3. About 50 images by Houston Chronicle photographers are featured with photos from the community in the other show, "Seeing Harvey." less Gideon Mendel's "The home of David Lim, Rancho Bauer Drive, Memorial Neighborhood, Houston, Texas," shot last September, is among works on view in "Deluge," one of several flood-based shows on view at FotoFest ... more Photo: Gideon Mendel / Gideon Mendel Photo: Gideon Mendel / Gideon Mendel Image 1 of / 6 Caption Close Art Galleries: ‘Houdini’s Special Bag’ among many new exhibits opening 1 / 6 Back to Gallery

Houston’s art scene is as diverse and colorful as the city itself, with galleries and museums that feature works by local, national and international talents. All shows are free unless otherwise noted.

GALLERIES

Anya Tish Gallery

“Maxim Wakultschik: One Thousand and One,” opens 6 p.m. Friday, through Oct. 6; 4411 Montrose; 713-524-2299, anyatishgallery.com.

Archway Gallery

“Barbara Able: Transparent,” through Oct. 4; 2305 Dunlavy; 713-522-2409, archwaygallery.com.

Art of the World Gallery

“Rafael Barrios: Mind’s Eye,” through Oct. 15; 2201 Westheimer; 713-526-1201, artoftheworldgallery.com.

Barbara Davis Gallery

“Andrea Bianconi: Breakthrough,” opens 6 p.m. Friday, performance 7:30 p.m., through Oct. 6; 4411 Montrose; 713-520-9200, barbaradavisgallery.com.

Catherine Couturier Gallery

“Mabry Campbell: Light Transitions,” opens 5 p.m. Saturday, through Oct. 13; 2635 Colquitt; 713-524-5070, catherinecouturier.com.

Cindy Lisica Gallery

“Petra Nováková Ondreičková,” opens 6 p.m. Friday, through Oct. 6; 4411 Montrose; 713-807-7760, cindylisicagallery.com.

David Shelton Gallery

“Vincent Valdez: Dream Baby Dream,” opens 6 p.m. Friday, through Nov. 10; 4411 Montrose; 713-393-7319, davidsheltongallery.com.

Flatland Gallery

“Soft Jaw: Alex Goss,” opens 6 p.m. Friday, through Oct. 12; 1709 Westheimer; 713-528-1993, brasilcafehouston.com.

FotoFest

“Seeing Harvey: Personal Stories, Public Responses” and “Gideon Mendel: Deluge,” reception 5 p.m. Saturday, through Nov. 3; 2000 Edwards, 713-223-5522, fotofest.org.

G Spot Contemporary Art Space

“Jim Brown: On Paper,” through Sept. 30; 310 E. 9th; 832-807-6988, gspotgallery.com.

Gallery Sonja Roesch

“John Clement: Tusk,” opens 5 p.m. Friday, through Oct. 27; 2309 Caroline; 713-659-5424, gallerysonjaroesch.com.

Gray Contemporary

Group show and “Altoon Sultan,” opens 5 p.m. Saturday, through Oct. 13; 3508 Lake; 713-862-4425, graycontemporary.com.

Ham/Cardoza Gallery

“Terry Suprean,” opens Saturday, through Oct. 6; 1502 Sawyer, 713-386-9708.

Hooks-Epstein Galleries

“Lorena Morales: Color in Present Time,” opens 6 p.m. Saturday, through Oct. 13; 2631 Colquitt; 713-522-0718, hooksepsteingalleries.com.

Jonathan Hopson

“Emilie Halpern: Polaris,” opens 1 p.m. Sunday, through Oct. 14; 904 Marshall; jonathanhopsongallery.com

Moody Gallery

“James Drake: Tongue-Cut Sparrows (Desire Is Not Enough),” opens 5 p.m. Saturday, through Oct. 13; 2815 Colquitt; 713-526-9911, moodygallery.com.

Nicole Longnecker Gallery

“Fractured: Cara Barer, Frank Sherwood White, Clifton Riley and others,” opens 5 p.m. Saturday, through Oct. 13; 2625 Colquitt; 346-800-2780, longneckergallery.com.

Vaughan Mason Fine Art

“Thedra Cullar-Ledford: Accoutrements,” opens Saturday, through Oct. 13; 3510 Lake; 832-875-6477, vaughanmasonfineart.com.

MUSEUMS

Art League Houston

“Francesca Fuchs: Something” and “George Smith: Journey to the Brightest Star,” opens 6 p.m. Friday, with artists’ talks, through Nov. 3, 1953 Montrose; 713-523-9530, artleaguehouston.org.

Asia Society Texas Center

Site-specific installation by Ayomi Yoshida, through Jan. 13; 1370 Southmore; 713-496-9901, asiasociety.org/texas.

Blaffer Art Museum

“Richard Rezak: Address” and “Alfred Leslie: One Hundred Characters in Search of a Reader,” opens 6 p.m. Friday, through Jan. 26; University of Houston, 4173 Elgin; 713-743-9521, blafferartmuseum.org.

Contemporary Arts Museum

“Walls Turned Sideways: Artists Confront the Justice System,” through Jan. 6, and “Stage Environment: You Didn’t Have to Be There,” opens Saturday, through Oct. 23; 5216 Montrose; 713-284-8250, camh.org.

Galveston Arts Center

“Jesse Morgan Barnett: Low Magic” and “Visual Pathology,” group show by six artists collaborating with local pathologists, through Oct. 7; 127 Strand, Galveston; 409-763-2403, galvestonartscenter.org.

Heritage Society

“South and North of the Border: Houston Paints Houston,” through Nov. 24; 1100 Bagby, 713-655-1912, heritagesociety.org.

Holocaust Museum

“The Texas Liberator: Witness to the Holocaust,” opens Friday, through Oct. 28; 9220 Kirby; 713-942-8000, hmh.org.

Houston Museum of African American Culture

“Falling to Find: A Journey to Love Attained,” works by LaTonia Allen, through Sept. 22; 4807 Caroline; 713-526-1015, hmaac.org.

Julia Ideson Building

“South and North of the Border: Houston Paints Mexico,” through Nov. 10; 550 McKinney; 832-393-1662, houstonlibrary.org.

Menil Collection

Cy Twombly Gallery; Richmond Hall (Dan Flavin installation); Byzantine Fresco Chapel, “Francis Alÿs: The Fabiola Project,” through Oct. 28; main museum closed for repairs; 1533 Sul Ross; 713-525-9400, menil.org.

Moody Center for the Arts

“Crêpe Paper Carpet,” site-specific installation by the Dutch collective We Make Carpets, through Sept. 8; Rice University, 6100 Main; 713-348-4772, moody.rice.edu.

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

“Joris Laarman Lab: Design in the Digital Age,” through Sept. 24; “Always Greener: Seeing and Seeking Suburbia,” through Feb. 3; $7.50-$25; 5601 Main; 713-639-7300, mfah.org.

O’Kane Gallery

“Raheleh Filsoofi: On Transcending the Inhibited Space,” through Sept. 25; University of Houston-Downtown, One Main; 713-221-8042, uhd.edu.

Project Row Houses

“Summer Studios,” installations by emerging artists Dreana Booker, Evan Coleman, Kara Coonrod, Cahterine Davila, Elizabeth Denton, Alexis Pye and Charli Sol; through Sept. 16; 2521 Holman; 713-526-7662, projectrowhouses.org.

Russian Cultural Center Our Texas

“Makhmud Makhudzade: Dreams and Realities,” through Oct. 5; 2337 Bissonnet; 713-395-3301, ourtx.org.

The Collective

“RE:VIEW: An Allegory of Women,” paintings by Ricardo Osmondo Francis, through Sept. 29; 4101 San Jacinto; 713-523-1616, thecollective.org.