Nancy and Rich Kinder Building Events Week of Thursday, September 19, 2024-Wednesday, September 25, 2024
![Thomas Demand, Control Room, 2011, chromogenic print](https://static.mfah.com/images/thomas-demand-control-room.1806203372756230091.jpg?width=540&height=540&bgcolor=blur)
Thomas Demand: The Stutter of History Through September 15, 2024
The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this internationally touring landmark retrospective of Thomas Demand’s work.
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.