Nasher Public and Katy Trail Art: Nic Nicosia

at Katy Trail, Thomsen Overlook

Best known for his work in photography and film, Nicosia initially came to international prominence as part of the Pictures Generation, artists who came of age in the 1970s and whose work was suffused with images from popular culture that also included figures such as Richard Prince, Laurie Simmons, and Cindy Sherman. Although he often built sets and props for his elaborately staged photographs, Nicosia only began to make sculptures around 2009–10. Early experiments in paper clay and hydrocal included a group of... Learn More

Nasher Public: Jeff Gibbons and Gregory Ruppe

at Katy Trail, 2620 Katy Trail @ N. Houston St – Katy Trail @ Harvard Ave

Artists Jeff Gibbons and Gregory Ruppe have created an installation that runs the length of the Katy Trail, from just north of its South Trailhead on N. Houston Street to just south of where the trail intersects Harvard Avenue. Entitled Borest Forest, Grunting Grasses, the installation comprises a series of vignettes featuring sculptures of squirrels that appear at intervals along the trail. The works may blend naturally into the environment of the trail, distinguished from the real animals only by their fixity, as well as their uncanny human faces... Learn More

Nasher Public: Alicia Eggert

at 2000 Ross Avenue

For her Nasher Public commission at 2001 Ross Avenue, Alicia Eggert has made The Time for Becoming. A steel structure with red neon lettering, the work of art shifts between messages. “NOW IS ONLY FOR THE TIME BEING” changes to “NOW IS ALWAYS THE TIME FOR BECOMING.” The work continues Eggert’s philosophical exploration of language and time. Using the language of commercial signage such as neon, steel, plastic, inflatables, and flowers, Eggert poses existential conundrums. Learn More

Past

Nasher Public: Celia Eberle
Nasher Public: Liss LaFleur
Nasher Public: Lauren Cross
Nasher Public: Sara Cardona
Nasher Public: Oshay Green
Nasher Public: Giovanni Valderas
Nasher Public: Bernardo Vallarino
Nasher Public: Nyugen Smith
Nasher Public: Vicki Meek
Nasher Public: Shelby David Meier
Nasher Public: Melanie Clemmons
Nasher Public: Dan Lam

Nasher Public: Jer’Lisa Devezin
Nasher Public: Cameron Schoepp
Nasher Public: Brian Molanphy
Nasher Public: Artstillery
Nasher Public: Linda Ridgway
Nasher Public: Paul Winker
Nasher Public: Christian Cruz