Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University

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This month the Moody oculus closes on the ghost in the quantum computing machine 💻 and reopens to present the spirits em...
05/09/2026

This month the Moody oculus closes on the ghost in the quantum computing machine 💻 and reopens to present the spirits embodied by timeless changelings ☁️🌲🐢🌊. Join the Moody to celebrate Masako Miki’s first solo show in Texas and explore her contemporary interpretation of Japanese folklore. Then mark your calendar for wellness sessions, art making pop ups, and not-to-miss Pride celebration.

It’s free. It’s for you. It’s a courtesy to register at moody.rice.edu.

👺 May 29, 6 to 8 PM | Opening reception for “Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits”

🧘🏾 Starting Friday, June 5, 12 to 1 PM | Every Friday in June enjoy a yoga or meditation session in the Moody galleries.

🦊 Starting Saturday, June 6, 1 to 4 PM | Every Saturday in June stop ArtLab in the Flex Studio to make your own felted charms, inspired by the current exhibition, with artist Lucy Carranza.

🏳️‍🌈 June 11, 5 to 7:30 PM | celebrate pride month with Ben Chavez and DJ Rosez at our annual Pride Happy Hour. Toast to community with complimentary drink crafted by the chefs at the Moody Café.

(Pro tip: While we close for installation between May 10 - May 28, check out the works in the Rice Public Art Collection by artists from the AANHPI community like Byron Kim, Tiffany Chung, and more. See the app for more suggestions)

Credits: Jessica Silverman Gallery and Francis Baker; Geoff Winningham; Frank Hernandez. All images (c) the artists.

04/28/2026

“There is understandable fear among artists that artificial intelligence will plunder their work and render already-difficult careers impossible. This sets up the question: Is there an ethical path forward for art and AI?
Perhaps my brain was addled by all the Texas sunshine, but a recent trip to the exhibition ‘Imaging after Photography’ at Rice University in Houston has me convinced that the answer is yes — artificial intelligence can be a force for real, exciting innovation in art when it is wielded by artists who engage with it critically.“
—Julia Curl, Hyperallergic

Answer the question for yourself. “Imaging after Photography” is on view from 10 am - 5 pm, Tuesday through Saturday, through May 9.



All artwork ©️ the artists: .py
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Tuesday, April 21, at 6 pm join the Moody for a book launch and film screening to celebrate the release of “Rafael Lozan...
04/20/2026

Tuesday, April 21, at 6 pm join the Moody for a book launch and film screening to celebrate the release of “Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Border Tuner | Sintonizador Fronterizo.” Together, the book and 48-minute film document Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s participatory art installation that created a platform for people to converge along the US-Mexico border and speak to one another across the divide.

Edited by Michael Nardone and Edgar Picazo Merino, and published by Inventory Press, the book includes texts in both English and Spanish that critically examine the legacy of Border Tuner within the wider frame of artistic production along the U.S.-Mexico border.

This event will include comments from Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (artist), Kerry Doyle (curator), Edgar Picazo Merino (curator), and Michael Nardone (writer). Books will be available on site from Basket Books.

04/14/2026

A highlight of every season is the Moody’s partnership with the students. This interdisciplinary program New Art / New Music invites student composers and performers to present an original score inspired by the exhibition. Saturday April 18, they will be playing work informed by ideas found in Imaging after Photography. Join us from 3-4 pm for the performance followed by a reception.



Photo credit: Alex Marks, Zeisha Bennett, Martin Xie, Nash Baker. All artworks shown (c) the artists.

04/10/2026

Tonight and tomorrow! 4/10 and 4/11 Experience cutting edge experimental dance choreographed by .silas Registration appreciated, see profile.

Free and open to the public this performance incorporates AI into the movement and visual expression that unfolds on stage. Both a technical achievement and celebration of human ingenuity, Open Machine evokes our physical and psychological relationship with the digital and algorithmic forces shaping our lives.

April in Houston is a dizzying constellation of art events and deciding what to do can be a challenge. But we’ve got you...
04/01/2026

April in Houston is a dizzying constellation of art events and deciding what to do can be a challenge. But we’ve got you. Find your place, people, and thought-provoking ideas at the Moody 👇 Free, public, register via our profile link

🧑‍🤝‍🧑For the community connectors, history-lovers, armchair archivists 📚
April 2, 6 - 8 pm | Opening Reception for the Moody Project Wall: Nick Vaughan+ Jake Margolin, bringing visibility to LGBTQIA + history

📸For photographers, philosophers, and the art/tech aficionados 🪸
April 7, 6 - 7:30 pm | Artists-in-Dialogue: Joan Fontcuberta and Robert Howell, exhibiting artist in conversation with Rice’s Philosophy Department Chair

🩰For dance lovers, performaning arts fans, futurists 🤖
April 10 + 11, 6 - 7:30 | Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener’s “Open Machine” experimental dance performance through the lens of AI

🎶For music buffs, first dates, and family outings🎻
April 18, 3 - 5 pm | New Art / New Music with students composing and performing original scores inspired by Imaging after Photography

🔦For the socially-engaged art patron, public art champion 🇲🇽🇺🇸
April 21, 6- 8 pm | Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Border Tuner Book Launch

03/23/2026

Hear from one of our exhibiting artists Grégory Chatonsky about his work currently on view in “Imaging after Photography” titled, “Completion 1.0” then make plans to see the exhibition.

Chatonsky toured our galleries with students and supporters in partnership with .albertine and Prof. Julie Fette. You might have seen him at the or last weekend 👀

There’s a lot to unpack in our current exhibition, “Imaging after Photography.” We’re honored to have a few agile minds ...
03/11/2026

There’s a lot to unpack in our current exhibition, “Imaging after Photography.” We’re honored to have a few agile minds contributing to the conversation:
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Check out their observations and be a part of the critical conversation around AI and the role of images in society.

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03/10/2026

Celebrated as “an excellent exploration into our new world of images generated through the use of artificial intelligence,” by Glasstire and noted by .art for “provid[ing] a space for a more nuanced and necessary inquiry,” Imaging after Photography is an exhibition for AI enthusiasts and skeptics alike, inviting everyone to consider how artists are navigating the technology’s impact on the medium of photography. After hearing from the curators ⬆️ check out March issue to read even more about this exhibition that “ takes the temperature where we are—and where we might be heading.”

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Open up your mind and your calendar to experience a slate of exceptional programming at the Moody. Register to attend 🪩D...
03/02/2026

Open up your mind and your calendar to experience a slate of exceptional programming at the Moody. Register to attend 🪩

Dialogue, dance, music, and storytelling bring artists, academics, and independent researchers together for free and public events designed to inform and inspire.

Don’t miss:

🤖March 6 | Imaging after Photography Symposium, featuring exhibiting artists .py and our Artist-in-Residence

🎼March 13 | Scientia/ De Lange Conference Performance led by “Free Rein”

🎤April 2 | Opening reception for Moody Project Wall: Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin, “I remember this one time.”

📷April 7 | Artists-in-Dialogue: Joan Fontcuberta + Robert Howell

👾April 10 + 11 | Dimensions Variable: Open Machine, Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener

April 17 | New Art / New Music

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