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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Highlights 19th-Century Central Asian Ikats Beginning in March
Feb 8, 2017 - In Houston, generous support for this exhibition is provided by: Bruce and Terry Baganz Luther King Capital Management Franci Neely The E. Rhodes & Leona B. possessions, often forming part of a dowry or passed down through the generations as family heirlooms. Since 2007, the Museum has been developing a focused collection with an emphasis on quality and rarity of the objects.
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“Adios Utopia: Dreams and Deceptions in Cuban Art Since 1950” Opens This March, in Houston
Feb 2, 2017 - Rather than offer a historical survey, the exhibition presents a thematic narrative focused on Cuba’s utopian aspirations and failures. Conga irreversible [Irreversible conga] (2012), a video of a performance piece staged during the 2012 Havana Bienal, shows a traditional Cuban street procession performed in reverse; the marchers and the crowds who blindly follow are a metaphor for the uncertainty of the country’s future.
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Comprehensive Survey of Works by Sculptor Ron Mueck Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in February 2017
Jan 19, 2017 - up his blood-stained T-shirt to reveal a knife wound. In 1999, he became Artist Associate at the National Gallery, London, which allowed him to occupy a studio within the building, and gave him access to the collection and a space to create new work. Also on view are some of Mueck’s more unsettling works that explore themes of mortality, including Man in a Boat (2002), in which Mueck portrays an anxious traveler, perhaps in the underworld; and Youth (2009), a teenager lifting
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MFAH Presents the 22nd Annual “Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography” Exhibition
Dec 20, 2016 - district-wide afterschool program focusing on photography as a profession. Utilizing photography as a tool, these student photographers document their perspectives. Eye on Houston invites students to offer a glimpse into their daily lives, experiences, and personal stories. Each generation witnesses Houston through new eyes, seeing and experiencing a fresh incarnation of the city.
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“Two Centuries of American Still-Life Painting: The Frank and Michelle Hevrdejs Collection” Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in January
Dec 16, 2016 - As noted by catalogue author William H. l’oeil composition that highlights John F. The exhibition will remain on view through April 9, 2017.
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Third Class of the Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellows Announced by Five Major American Museums
Nov 29, 2016 - His interest in art developed at a young age from his travels to museums across the world and has since grown from a hobby to a passion. The Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship Program is supported by a five-year pilot phase (2013–18) grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. There, she recently curated Femme National(e), a multimedia group exhibition of contemporary women artists. She served as a research assistant for Dr.
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“Ancient Luxury and the Roman Silver Treasure from Berthouville” completes U.S. Tour at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Oct 13, 2016 - The exhibition will be on view in Houston from November 6, 2016, to February 5, 2017. This cache—accidentally discovered by a French farmer in the early 19th century and recently conserved by the J. Nina and Michael Zilkha Wallace S.
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Henri Loyrette joins Gary Tinterow for “Conversations with the Director” on Thursday, October 13, at 6 p.m.
Sep 22, 2016 - Melbern G. Glasscock; The Windgate Charitable Foundation; the Samuel H. Kress Foundation; Mr. William J. Hill; and the Susan Vaughan Foundation. When Thursday, October 13, 2016, at 6 p.m. Loyrette specializes in 19th-century painting and architecture and is a leading expert on Degas’s work.
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Christine Gervais Appointed Director of Rienzi, the MFAH Center for European Decorative Arts
Sep 21, 2016 - Rienzi—originally the home of philanthropists Carroll Sterling Masterson and Harris Masterson III, and since 1997 a division of the MFAH—was transformed from a private house to a public museum that opened in 1999. Rienzi has a lot to give to this city. We will continue to make what seems like a distant past relevant and meaningful.” Gervais has most recently served as associate curator of Rienzi beginning in 2011. During her tenure at the Museum, Gervais has organized a number of critically acclaimed exhibitions, many from the Museum’s collections.
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Highlights Early Texas History This October
Sep 6, 2016 - J. A Texas Legacy A Texas Legacy: Selections from the William J. The related exhibition, A Texas Legacy: Selections from the William J.