Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 (7:30pm)
FRANCIS & ANTHONY ALMENDAREZ: NAVIGATING THE ARCHIVES WITHIN
Co-presented by Aurora Picture Show, Blaffer Art Museum, and Lawndale Art Center
Free Admission

This experimental live performance and media work by Francis and Anthony Almendárez explores distinctions between official narratives, marginalized histories, and subjective memories, while it blends and remixes them. Incorporating archival and original imagery, readings, and improvised music, Navigating the Archives Within is both a unique expression of the artists’ personal history and a communal meditation on the lived experience of the liminal. Featured performers include Francis Almendárez, Anthony Almendárez, Gabriel Martinez, Ivette Román-Roberto, Juan Garcia, Brandon Willis, and Xavier Gilmore. Previously commissioned by Aurora Picture Show, this will be the first time the work is experienced live!

This program is held in conjunction with the exhibition Mud + Corn + Stone + Blue, presented in parts across the Blaffer Art Museum (Jan. 17 – Mar. 14) and Lawndale Art Center (Feb. 28 - May 2). It is supported by the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts, and funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance and by a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant.

Note: Admission is first come, first served. Doors open at 7pm, performance at 7:30pm. No late seating.


Performers:
Francis Almendárez - prose
Anthony Almendárez - trumpet, electronics
Gabriel Martinez - drums
Ivette Román-Roberto - vocals
Juan Garcia - double bass
Brandon Willis - keyboard
Xavier Gilmore - electronics


Photo by Laura De León.