Nancy and Rich Kinder Building Events Week of Wednesday, September 18, 2024-Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West Through September 2, 2024
Raqib Shaw blends Eastern and Western influences to create mesmerizing works of art that merge fable, history, and autobiography.
19 Sep Thu / 2024
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Do Ho Suh, Portal, 2015, acrylic resin, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum commission funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund and gift of the artist. © 2015 Do Ho Suh
Art Encounters | “Portal”
6 p.m.—8 p.m.This Art Encounters session focuses on creating an artwork inspired by Do Ho Suh’s “Portal” and the work of Lorena Morales.
20 Sep Fri / 2024
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Jean Tinguely, La Bascule VII, 1967, iron rocker bars, wood fly-wheel, steel tube, rubber V-belt, and electric motor, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of the artist. © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Tour | Artwork of the Month “La Bascule VII (The Seesaw VII)”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about “La Bascule VII (The Seesaw VII).”
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Happy Hour Friday
5 p.m.—8 p.m.Happy Hour Friday is the place to be! Meet your friends at the MFAH for the best night of the week.
21 Sep Sat / 2024
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Saturday Members Tour | “Maestro of Color: The Art of Carlos Cruz-Diez”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the installations of Carlos Cruz-Diez.
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With Peter Bradley
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Filmmaker Alex Rappoport profiles his neighbor in upstate New York: abstract artist Peter Bradley. When the two met in 2020, Bradley had neither sold many paintings nor had a major show in more than four decades. The film captures Bradley on the cusp of gaining well-deserved recognition.
22 Sep Sun / 2024
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David Wiseman
Courtesy of Wiseman StudioThe Art of Judaica: A Conversation with David Wiseman
2 p.m.—3 p.m.The MFAH presents the first in a series of annual conversations on the art of Judaica, organized in collaboration with Rice University’s program in Jewish studies.
