ART is BOND.

TONIGHT at 6 PM� | Artist Talk and Closing Reception�4411 Montrose Boulevard, Suite E

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to visit, share personal reflections, and experience not SOFT SPOKENduring its extended run at ART IS BOND. Your engagement has added depth to the conversations surrounding this exhibition.

Please join us tonight at 6 PM for the closing artist talk with Marcus John Guillory, moderated by John “Dr. Teeth” Tucker. The discussion will explore Guillory’s powerful text based works, which weave language memory and mysticism while confronting the cultural structures that govern speech silence and power.
The exhibition will remain accessible by appointment through Sunday for those who have not yet had a chance to visit.
We look forward to welcoming you.

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JOIN US TOMORROW
As we prepare for the closing of Marcus John Guillory’s exhibition not SOFT SPOKEN this Friday, November 7 at 6 PM, we acknowledge the depth and clarity of the work he has brought into our space at ART IS BOND.

Through bold, text-based pieces that intertwine memory, language, and mysticism, Guillory examines the systems that govern speech, silence, and power. His practice is grounded in Southern vernacular and Black spiritual traditions, offering a powerful meditation on textual voice as both form and intention.

We will close the exhibition with an artist talk moderated by John D. Tucker, M.A. (aka “Dr. Teeth”), creating space for dialogue around the themes and tensions present in this body of work.

Thank you to everyone who has visited and supported the exhibition. We look forward to gathering for this final conversation.

Opening this Friday, July 11, 6:00–8:30 PM — ART IS BOND presents (not) SOFT SPOKEN, a solo exhibition of new text-based works by multidisciplinary artist Marcus John Guillory.
Guillory’s work merges language, memory, and mysticism to question the limits of speech, silence, and power. Rooted in Southern vernacular and Black spiritual traditions, the exhibition is a meditation on voice as form and force.

Join us for the opening reception this Friday.
Exhibition on view through August 30, 2025
4411 Montrose Blvd, Suite E, Houston
Gallery hours: BY APPOINTMENT
Free and open to the public

Featured Artwork:
Marcus John Guillory
Grace (V1), 2024
Oil and acrylic on paper (framed)

UNheard (Unherd) is in its final days at ART IS BOND, the solo exhibition by Zsavon Butler. On view through Friday, June 28, 2025. If you haven’t had a chance to visit—or would like to see it again—this week is a great time to stop by. The exhibition explores themes of silence, autonomy, and resistance through bold, reflective works.

The gallery will be hosting a casual Artist Talk and Gallery Tour with Zsavon, Thursday, June 26 from 6pm to 7:30pm. The gallery invites you to join them and hear more about the ideas and process behind the work.

If you're unable to attend the talk, the gallery will be open by appointment on Friday, and open to the public on Saturday from 11am to 6pm. For more information please visit https://www.artisbond.gallery/

(not) SOFT SPOKEN
A solo exhibition by Marcus John Guillory
On View: July 11 – August 30, 2025

Opening Reception: July 11 | 6–8:30PM
ART IS BOND | 4411 Montrose Blvd, Suite E | Houston, TX

Some things must be said not just aloud—but LOUD. In this bold collection of text-based works, Guillory explores protest, prayer, and the politics of presence through visual form.
You are invited. You are part of the resistance. You are not soft spoken.