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  1. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Opens Exhibition of American Photographer Helen Levitt in September

    Aug 22, 2016 - “Throughout her long career, Levitt wielded the camera not as a tool of social reform or photojournalism tethered to a historical moment or political movement, but rather as a crystal ball through which to peer into the enduring About the Artist Born in Brooklyn, Helen Levitt (1913–2009) learned the fundamentals of camera and darkroom practice at a young age, leaving high school a semester before graduation to work for a commercial portrait studio in Then, beginning 1959 with a Guggenheim Fellowship and a new medium—color photography—Levitt once more rediscovered the enchanting cast of characters that inhabited the sidewalks of the city.

  2. Major Exhibition of Masterpieces from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Presented in Houston in October

    Jul 11, 2016 - The exhibition will illuminate the legacies of Emperors Song Huizong (r. 1100–1125), Kublai Khan (r. 1260–94), Yongle (r. 1403–24), Xuande (r. 1425–35), Kangxi (r. 1662–1722), Yongzheng (r. 1723–35), Qianlong (r. 1735–96), and Jarvis Cheung  E & M Foundation Eagle Global Advisors  Milton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. Gritz  Harmony Public Schools Rocky Lai & Associates, Inc.  Annie and Kenneth Li  STOA Architects  Miwa S. John R. Stroehlein  Amy Sung Foundation  Tang Family Foundation  Nanako and Dale Tingleaf George C.

  3. Look to the East: Decorative Arts and Orientalism, 1870–1920

    Jun 15, 2016 - Look to the East: Decorative Arts and Orientalism, 1870–1920 features more than 40 works showcasing exotic forms, materials, techniques, and ornament in a selection of American and European decorative arts from the Museum’s collection

  4. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Continues Summer Art Immersions with “Kusama: At the End of the Universe,” June 12 to September 18, 2016

    May 19, 2016 - Further amplifying the experience is a sound recording of Kusama’s voice as she recites a love poem in Japanese, which echoes through the installation. Visitors can arrange for a timeslot on arrival at the Museum. A limited number of “fast pass” tickets for expedited access to the exhibition will be available. Please visit mfah.org/kusama for more information. Additional spaces include a repertory cinema, two libraries, public archives, and facilities for conservation and storage.

  5. Infinite Pause: Photography and Time at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

    May 18, 2016 - Included are a recently acquired postmortem daguerreotype portrait from the mid-1850s and Giorgio Sommer’s image, Dog, Pompeii, c. 1870, of a plaster cast of a dog caught in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly two thousand years The first section of the exhibition features photographs that celebrate the medium’s power as a visual record, extending the life of a subject. The final section features work by artists who take a conceptual approach to the subject, examining the passage of time through portraiture or experimenting with the layering of disparate moments into a narrative.

  6. Core Program artist residents present new work at annual showcase

    Apr 12, 2016 - The Glassell School of Art is open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Exhibition on view April 21 through May 26, 2016 Opening Reception on Thursday, April 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. d'art/Craft Journal, and to the catalogue for the 2013 exhibition They Made a Day Be a Day Here.

  7. Degas Retrospective Debuts in the U.S. at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in October

    Apr 11, 2016 - All are complex, multi-figure compositions with the focus on the incidental or the moment of anticipation: a young dancer about to perform a step; the top-hatted silhouette of a standing man in a room crowded with young ballerinas A lesser-known aspect of this creative journey included a short, but intensive, foray into photography. A trip to visit his mother’s family in Louisiana produced his famous A Cotton Market in New Orleans (1873).

  8. Frank Stella joins Gary Tinterow for “Conversations with the Director” on Thursday, April 14, 2016

    Mar 21, 2016 - Frank Stella: A Retrospective is organized by Michael Auping, chief curator, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, in association with Adam D. “Conversations with the Director,” now in its third year, is a series of talks with Tinterow, who engages an eclectic roster of guests in one-on-one conversations about the arts. When Thursday, April 14, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and available on a first-come, first-served basis online at www.mfah.org/conversations or on site at any Museum admissions desk.

  9. Katherine S. Howe to retire, after 41 years at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

    Jan 27, 2016 - Gilded Age (1994); and Fit for a King: English Silver from the Collection of George S. “I have had the privilege of having many chapters of my career in a single, renowned institution,” Ms. Howe commented. I was fortunate to be at the right place at the right time. I can't wait to see what the Museum's next chapter will be.”

  10. Major Survey of Renowned 19th-Century European Aristocratic Portraitist Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in April

    Jan 26, 2016 - About Franz Xaver Winterhalter Born in 1805 in the small village of Menzenschwand, Germany, Winterhalter’s talents were discovered at an early age by a teacher who encouraged his training as a draughtsman and lithographer in It features a selection of Winterhalter’s portraits, along with images of clothing by Worth. Soon after, however, the young painter departed for Paris, a move that would prove momentous for his career: Winterhalter quickly gained popularity there and, within a very short time, King Louis-Philippe made him the de facto