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  1. A Cinematic Look at Mexican History: Chatting with “Tales of Mexico” Producer Luis Salinas

    Sep 11, 2017 - We were presented a script while working on another project. María Diego Hernández, whom we knew as the sister of a sound technician we worked with, had written a script that had already won several awards. I was so involved with all the stories that it’s hard to say! I do really like the first segment, which takes place in 1910. It sets the tone of the apartment building, and I thought it was so beautiful. Luis Salinas, a Houstonian who produced the film and joins us in person for the screenings on September 15 & 17, chatted with me about the expansive narrative. Tales of Mexico is such a unique project.

  2. Page-Turner Alert! MFAH Libraries Offer the Rare, Old & Beautiful

    Aug 24, 2017 - The Museum just received a gift of a book from the 1560s by Philip Melanchthon, who was a contemporary of and fellow reformer with Martin Luther, addressing the author’s views on the veneration of the Virgin Mary. A few highlights: Giorgio Vasari’s historically important survey on Italian art, Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori e architettori (Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects) Tertiary History Italiani di Mussolini by Celso Maria Garatti, which features a stunning copper binding that replicates the fasces on the spine.

  3. Coming to MFAH Films This Fall: Cool Documentaries

    Aug 21, 2017 - Fall brings the promise of a chill to the air that can make you feel like cozying up to a new documentary and losing yourself in intriguing stories. This optimistic view of death is inspiring, as you see how a variety of people—from King of Pop Michael Jackson to the inventor of the Slinky—impact the world in their own way. “Obit” screens on September 1 & 3. On top of the pressure to be prepared for a death when they never can be, the writers get only 500 words to “enchant the reader with a once-only chance for the dead to live again.”

  4. Art You Can Live With: A Look inside the Re-Installed Arts of Japan Gallery

    Aug 18, 2017 - You can study this scroll for a long time and continue to find new details, like a small frog barely visible against a lily pad. A Place of Comfort Although the Arts of Japan Gallery houses several impressive works of art, their ties to domesticity create a space that is surprisingly intimate. In addition to a recently installed selection of works from the MFAH collections, the space received a fresh coat of paint: The new wall color resembles the interiors of the traditional machiya townhomes of Kyoto during the Edo

  5. Caricaturing a Caricaturist: Thomas Nast Today

    Aug 15, 2017 - with a bag of money for a head. I sat down with Maria to discuss what she sees in Nast and his work today. The shape of his face was somewhat difficult to capture, since it’s round though he wasn’t a heavyset man. But to be honest, I think his features are more difficult to exaggerate than his highly distinctive facial hair!

  6. The MFAH Book Club Goes Digital!

    Aug 7, 2017 - Inspired by the book’s themes, the tours are a great opportunity to meet fellow MFAH Book Club members and engage with the art in the MFAH collections. Now, you can enjoy book club discussions from home or on a mobile device, at your own pace. Simply read (or listen—we recommend audiobooks to lighten up your Houston commute!)

  7. MFAH Films Celebrates the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema

    Aug 3, 2017 - Mexican Modernism: The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema is not only a treat for movie lovers like me, but also a natural complement to the exhibition Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910–1950. This summer, the Museum brings a selection of extraordinary films from Mexico to the big screen! In addition to its role in international relations, Mexican cinema was a popular art that combined stories and ideas as it celebrated the country’s history, culture, music, and way of life.

  8. Paint the USA: A Time Line of “Mexican Modernism” Artists in America

    Jul 26, 2017 - His stay is a short one, as his visa runs out and he returns to Mexico after a few months. A strong support network and market for their art drew prominent Mexican painters northward. –1950—before moving back to Mexico the following year. 1929 Alfredo Ramos Martínez immigrates to Los Angeles, where he gains a following among collectors and institutions for his depictions of a picturesque world of Mexican

  9. Glassell-on-the-Go Brings a World of Art to Houston-Area Students

    Jul 24, 2017 - You can see art by students from the 2016–17 school year now, in a new MFAH exhibition that showcases a variety of materials and the new techniques they learned. This program, which lasts 24 weeks, offers students a way to slow down and practice making careful observations.

  10. A Closer Look at “Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians—The Mohammed Afkhami Collection”

    Jul 21, 2017 - a vast underwater panorama. A part of the artist’s ongoing Metamorphosis series, it displays every imaginable form of aquatic life. Both use discreet details in their beautifully rendered drawings as a subtle form of social critique, building upon and challenging tradition.