Wrote on Houston art, theatre and civic accountability for Free Press Houston, and contributed signed entries to the paper's Worst of Houston 2012 feature. The surviving author archive at freepresshouston.com lists eight pieces under his name; four of those pages still resolve and are held here in full.
Have you heard the theory that December 21 came, went, and we’re all stuck in some alternate reality while our physical vessels burns with the heat of a thousand suns?
It is a theme so oft-repeated as to either cause eye-rolls or nausea depending on your level of exasperation and how often you’ve seen (and enjoyed) The Notebook.
Here at FPH, we don’t believe in the NSFW tag on principle. Our vague understanding of the term goes as far as acknowledging what’s suitable or not on sight.
Longtime Houston artist Joseph Havel’s latest show, Hope and Desire at the Hiram Gallery, consists of just two pieces that highlight his paradoxical inclination towards simple demonstrations through complex means.
