Houston’s Young Curators Look at Culture and Environment – The New York Times

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Houston’s Young Curators Look at Culture and Environment

A Houston museum’s Teen Council learned a lot about photography — and themselves — while curating a show of masterworks.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/05/17/menil-root-shift-houstons-young-curators-look-at-culture-and-environment/?&_r=0&module=Slide&region=SlideShowTopBar&version=SlideCard-5&action=Escape&contentCollection=Blogs&slideshowTitle=Houston%E2%80%99s%20Young

Jamal Cyrus has been known to bread and deep-fry a tenor saxophone during a recurring performance piece — exactly the type of absurd, hard-core art act likely to impress idealistic teenagers. Fortunately, he had ample opportunity to engage with creative young minds while running the Teen Council at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston for several years.

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