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  1. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Continues Collection Series with “Statements: African American Art from the Museum’s Collection”

    Jan 20, 2016 - Highlighting over 40 works by African Americans across 80 years Part of a series that has included “Cosmic Dialogues: Selections from the Latin American Collection” and the ongoing “A History of Photography: Selections from The rise of Civil Rights is represented by photographs by Gordon Parks, Ernest C. Recent years have seen terrific new acquisitions of works by artists who have lived in our city; Dawolu Jabari Anderson, Trenton Doyle Hancock, and Mequitta Ahuja, to name only a few, have played a major role in giving our collection

  2. The 21st Annual Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography exhibition opens today at the MFAH

    Jan 12, 2016 - Hours 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 12:15–7 p.m. Sunday. Call 713.639.7300 or visit www.mfah.org for more information. Chavez high schools, along with students from Through The Lens, a district-wide afterschool program focusing on photography as a profession. Eye on Houston invites students to offer a glimpse into their daily lives, experiences, and personal stories. This year, the exhibition expands to include a greater number of Houston communities.

  3. Exhibition of New York-based photographer Vera Lutter at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, This Month

    Nov 30, 2015 - Each of Lutter’s photographs is a one-of-a-kind negative print, created inside a darkened room, shipping container, or specially constructed cabin that has been transformed into an enormous pinhole camera. Cohen Family Collection, represent a break from a decade of imagery focused almost exclusively on urban and industrial subjects. Related Programs Vera Lutter will speak about her work in a public lecture in the Museum’s Brown Auditorium Theater on February 23, 2016, at 6:30 p.m.  

  4. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Creates a Dazzling Nighttime Experience for the Holidays

    Nov 13, 2015 - Saturday, December 26, 2015, to Sunday, January 3, 2016, from 1 to 4 p.m. This winter break, join the family fun as you explore a lifetime of art created by American artist Mark Rothko. Recommended for ages 3 to 8. Caroline Wiess Law Building / 1001 Bissonnet Street Monday, December 28, and Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday, January 1, 2016, at 11 a.m. Recommended for ages 9 to adult. Caroline Wiess Law Building / 1001 Bissonnet Street Tuesday, December 29, 2015, and Friday, January 1, 2016, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday, December 31, 2015, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

  5. Exhibition of Art Deco Automobiles and Motorcycles Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in February 2016

    Oct 22, 2015 - Henderson was a division of Excelsior Motor Mfg. & Supply Co., a competitor of Harley-Davidson. The custom, one-of-a-kind Model KJ, designed by O. In the Scarab, Stout created a living area on wheels: interior features include movable seats, a folding table, and a backseat that folds into a couch. Designed by William Bushnell Stout for his own engineering firm, the Scarab features a streamlined, beetle-like shape and a rear engine.

  6. “Olafur Eliasson: The collectivity project”

    Oct 19, 2015 - The collectivity project is an installation of more than 580,000 white LEGO® bricks that allows the public to create an imaginary cityscape. The Houston presentation of The collectivity project coincides with the groundbreaking of the Museum’s Fayez S. Sarofim Campus and the new Glassell School of Art. collectivity project” Dates Through January 31, 2016 Overview This past weekend, the 5,000 guests who attended the Mixed Media Block Party at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, were among the first to help create a

  7. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Breaks Ground on the Fayez S. Sarofim Campus

    Oct 15, 2015 - Richard D. Steven Holl Architects’ New Glassell School of Art: A Gateway to the Fayez S. By the early 1970s, growing enrollment led to plans for a new building to house the art school. The Glassell School of Art, an efficient, utilitarian design by Eugene Aubry for the architecture firm of S. I.

  8. Christopher Rothko joins Gary Tinterow for “Conversations with the Director” on Monday, November 16, 2015

    Oct 6, 2015 - When Monday, November 16, 2015, at 6:30 p.m.  The program coincides with Mark Rothko: A Retrospective, on view now through January 24, 2016, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. 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. Roman Vishniac Retrospective Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in September

    Sep 2, 2015 - Following a brief period of internment in France, Vishniac arrived in New York in 1941 and opened a portrait studio to support his family. His photographs provide a compelling record of this human drama.   The exhibition is on view in Houston from September 24, 2015, to January 3, 2016.

  10. Contemporary Latin American Art Featured at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in November

    Aug 18, 2015 - In Teresa Serrano’s La piñata (2003), we watch as a man beats to death a piñata that is shaped and dressed to look like a woman from the Mexico–United States border. The piece presents a metaphor for resistance in that a heavy concrete block is precariously balanced on top of rows of these teeth, and rocks back and forth in a grinding motion. From a distance, the leaves could be a line of ants; up close, the allusion to farm laborers and the narcotics trade becomes apparent.