Member’s Preview | The Dirty South

Join CAMH Members and friends, exhibition curator Valerie Cassel Oliver, and CAMH Executive Director Hesse McGraw for a private first look at the exhibition before the public opening reception at 7PM. Remarks will be made on the CAMH Plaza and Eleanor and Frank Freed Garden at 6:20PM.

Live music will be provided by DJ Flash Gordon Parks on the plaza. Member’s Preview attendees will enjoy two complimentary wine and beer tickets per guest (additional tickets available for purchase). In addition, there will be a SLAB (an acronym for slow, low and banging) by BG Porter, owner of SLAB OUTLAWZ. The SLAB on view is curated by Ángel Quesada.

Ticket Information and Availability

RSVPs are required for this event as space is limited. Limit 2 RSVPs per guest. Click “Tickets” and enter the access code. The access code will be sent to CAMH Members on Monday, October 25 at 12PM. Should you need any assistance, please contact [email protected].

This event is open to CAMH Members or by special invitation only. Not yet a member? Join today!

About the Exhibition

Recently called one of the best exhibitions of the year and a tour de force by The Los Angeles Times, makes visible the roots of Southern hip-hop culture and reveals how the aesthetic traditions of the African American South have shaped visual art and musical expression over the last 100 years.⁠ While the expression “Dirty South” is codified within the culture of Southern hip-hop music, it encompasses a much broader understanding of the geography, history, and culture of the Black South. The exhibition explores the traditions, aesthetic impulses, and exchanges between the visual and sonic arts over the last century. Featuring a multi-generational group of artists working across a wide range of media—including sculpture, painting, film, photography, and sound—The Dirty South presents more than 130 works and will span the entire Museum.

The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse is organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) and curated by Valerie Cassel Oliver, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. The exhibition’s presentation at CAMH is coordinated by CAMH Assistant Curator Patricia Restrepo.

Support

Presenting sponsorship for The Dirty South is provided by the Texas Commission on the Arts, with major support provided by Chinhui and Eddie Allen and additional support from Penelope and Lester Marks.

CAMH exhibitions are funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.

Arts and Culture Texas Magazine is the exclusive media sponsor of CAMH’s presentation of The Dirty South.

Host or Publisher Contemporary Arts Museum Houston