ArtSmart | Exclusive “Vertigo of Color” Tour for Supporting-Plus Members


March 23, 2024
This event has reached capacity. If you are interested in hearing more about the exhibition from Ann Dumas, please make plans to attend the Curator Talk on Sunday, March 24, at 2 p.m.

MFAH members at the Supporting, Sponsor, and Benefactor Levels, and members of the Leadership Circle, are invited to this exclusive event.

Ann Dumas, consulting curator for European art and co-curator of Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism, provides insight into the vibrant works of art on view. The exhibition explores the creative partnership of Henri Matisse and André Derain and how it led to the birth of Fauvism, a boldly inventive artistic language that would change the course of French painting.

Schedule
9:30 a.m. Light Breakfast Bites
10 a.m. Tour Begins

Plan Your Visit

Questions? Call the members hotline at 713.639.7550, Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or email membership@mfah.org at any time.

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“Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism” was organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

This exhibition is made possible in part by a grant from:

Lead Corporate Underwriter:

This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.

Additional generous support is provided by:
Cherie and Jim Flores
Linnet F. Deily
Nancy Pollok Guinee
Carla Knobloch
Rand Group
Polly and Murry Bowden
Bettie Cartwright
Vivian L. Smith Foundation
Rosanette S. Cullen
Samuel F. Gorman

Location

Caroline Wiess Law Building
1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77005
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