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EXPERIENCE ART AS A FAMILY
Kids and adults can discover art together, FREE with museum admission. Creation Stations, Family Tours, Sketching in the Galleries, and Storytime Tours are offered throughout the week. Check www.mfah.org/calendar for schedules.
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RED HOT - Asian Art Today from the Chaney Family Collection
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On view Sunday, July 22 - Sunday, October 21, 2007 at the Audrey Jones Beck Building
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The LUO Brothers, Chinese, Luo Weidong, born 1963, Luo Weiguo, born 1964, and Luo Weibing, born 1972, in Nanning, Guangxi, China
Lives and works in Beijing, Welcome to the World´s Most Famous Brands, 2006
Collection of Robert, Jereann, and Holland Chaney
© The Luo Brothers, courtesy of Sara Meltzer Gallery
The exhibition, installed in the museum´s Brown Foundation Galleries in the Audrey Jones Beck Building, also spills into public spaces around the museum campus, including the lower level of the Beck Building and the Caroline Wiess Law Building where two outstanding artworks flank the entrance to the building.
RED HOT - Asian Art Today from the Chaney Family Collection offers Texas its first survey of the major currents coming out of the new art centers in Japan, China, South Korea, and Vietnam, as well as responses from the United States and Europe. Drawn from the extraordinary holdings of Houston collectors Robert, Jereann, and Holland Chaney, the exhibition focuses on artists who emerged after the political and economic upheavals of the late 1980s and early 1990s. An international phenomenon, literally "red hot" in its energy and rapid development, Asian art has redefined the parameters of today´s contemporary art scene.
RED HOT opens with examples of new sculpture from China, including works by Chen Wenling, the Luo Brothers, and Sui Jianguo. This segment of the installation is complemented by a selection of other Chinese artists who have embraced Pop aesthetics, including Feng Zhengjie, Wang Guangyi, and Zhao Bo. Japanese Pop is introduced by Takashi Murakami´s Tongari-kun (Mr. Pointy) Costume, along with examples by Chiho Aoshima, Chinatsu Ban, Yoshitomo Nara, and Yumi Karasumaru among others. Various strategies in portraiture are represented in the work of Yang Shaobin, Yue Minjun, Fang Lijun, and Zhang Huan, while the new urban landscape is the chief theme of such artists as Miao Xiaochun, Weng Fen, and Zhang Dali. Additionally, major installations by Korea´s Do-Ho Suh dominate two galleries, and works by such artists as Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba and Dinh Q. Lê address the darker chapters of recent history. Asian American artists represented include Glenn Kaino, Nikki S. Lee, and Jean Shin.
RED HOT introduces a new series of exhibitions and permanent collection installations that the MFAH is devoting to Asian art.
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This exhibition is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Generous support is provided by:
Sotheby´s
Compass Bank Wealth Management Group
Related Events:
Hearst Foundation Evenings for Educators: Asian Art Today
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Sketching in the Galleries
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Sunday, August 19, 2007 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Hello Asia: A Conversation with Artist Do-Ho Suh and Contemporary Asian Art Dealers
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Saturday, July 21, 2007 4:00 PM
Explore the MFAH: RED HOT- Asian Art Today from the Chaney Family Collection
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Saturday, October 6, 2007 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Saturday, October 13, 2007 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Saturday, October 20, 2007 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
FILM: Film and Lecture: a.k.a. Nikki S. Lee,
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Thursday, July 26, 2007 7:00 PM
Members Daytime Preview
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Saturday, July 21, 2007 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Members Exhibition Preview Party and Lecture
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Friday, July 20, 2007 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Starbucks Mixed Media Music Series at the MFAH
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Saturday, July 28, 2007 8:00 PM - 12:01 AM
Saturday, August 25, 2007 8:00 PM - 12:01 AM
Saturday, September 22, 2007 8:00 PM - 12:01 AM
Teacher Workshop: Red Hot: Asian Art Today
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Saturday, September 8, 2007 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
UBS Fine Arts Fridays
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Friday, September 7, 2007 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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