On our first Saturday afternoon in Houston after a month of roaming, Minal, René and I meander on our bikes along a trail that’s being built along Brays Bayou...
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02 Feb, 2014
year of the horse celebration…
02 Feb, 2014
A lion at Houston’s Chinese Cultural Center’s Year of the Horse celebration.
Read more23 Jun, 2013
coming through the gap in the mountain on an elephant
23 Jun, 2013
my installation: Recreating Home A description of the production: Coming Through The Gap In The Mountain On An Elephant (CTGME) is an experimental exhibition at the University Museum of...
Read more03 Jun, 2013
why are streets named after men?
03 Jun, 2013
On a drive down I-59 to Hillcroft, where we visit every week to collect daal, rice and naan, Minal asks, “Why are all the streets and cities named after...
Read more06 Apr, 2013
more thoughts about the family that lives under pierce elevated…
06 Apr, 2013
Today, on our way back to our house, Minal points out to laundry laid out behind some bushes right off the freeway, as we enter Pierce Elevated, heading south....
Read more06 Feb, 2013
Why do women work so hard?
06 Feb, 2013
– Why do women work so hard here? Minal asks me over dinner. – What do you mean? I ask. – Because women are always working and they don’t...
Read more03 Dec, 2012
VBB’s video-dome…
03 Dec, 2012
It takes me an hour to collect all the fabrics, rugs, cushions, curtains, and saris from my home to pile them into my car so I can take them...
Read more08 Nov, 2012
when is history history?…
08 Nov, 2012
I spend the first part of the morning talking with Catherine Roberts and Lue Williams on KPFT Pacifica Radio 90.1 FM. We kick off the Open Journal Think Global...
Read more13 Oct, 2012
making changes…
13 Oct, 2012
Armed with a key to a townhome, I show up at Kenny’s home with collapsible chairs. By the time, Autumn, Pruitt and Kaneem arrive, I’ve already set up the...
Read more11 Oct, 2012
neighborhood realities…
11 Oct, 2012
I’m trying to find a home to host VBB’s next living room art production, but even though I’m talking to a lot of people, no one’s offering his or...
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