Virtual Lecture | Artist Vik Muniz
Vik Muniz, Sigmund, from the series Pictures of Chocolate, 1997–98, silver dye bleach print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by the Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute in honor of C. Glenn Cambor. © Vik Muniz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Conversations with Artists
This series brings MFAH curators together with artists whose works shaped the inaugural installations and special commissions for the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building. Next up: Vik Muniz in conversation with photography curator Malcolm Daniel. Admission is free.
Via Zoom & Facebook Live
► Thursday, August 12, 2021 / Watch the Video
About the Artist
Brazilian photographer and mixed-media artist Vik Muniz is known for repurposing everyday materials into re-creations of iconic artworks. Sigmund, a photographic portrait of Sigmund Freud from a drawing made with chocolate syrup, is on view in the LOL! installation on the third floor of the Kinder Building.
Save the Dates
The Ruth K. Shartle Lecture Series continues through December with artists including Julie Mehretu.
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The Ruth K. Shartle Lecture Series is made possible by a generous grant from The Brown Foundation, Inc.