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  1. “David Levinthal: Photographs 1972–2016” Explores Themes Central to American History, Identity, and Consciousness

    Sep 27, 2017 - Donated by Donald Rosenfeld, John A. MacMahon, and an anonymous donor, the photographs will be presented alongside a selection of Levinthal images already held by the Museum, providing a rich overview of the artist’s work. The department displays highlights of the collection on a rotating basis in A History of Photography: Selections from the Museum’s Collection as well as in temporary installations and special exhibitions. Evoking the visual language of photojournalism, pornography, television, film, and religious art, they elicit a response not to the actual moment or event or object, but to the place it holds in a collective American consciousness

  2. The MFAH Appoints Bradley Bailey as the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Curator of Asian Art

    Sep 20, 2017 - “I am excited to build on the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s collection of Asian art, which is a daring blend of works with great historical importance and thrilling contemporary acquisitions. “I am delighted that Bradley Bailey has joined our staff,” said Tinterow in announcing the appointment. Bailey has written and lectured widely, with a specialization in the art of Japan, focusing on the Meiji period (1868–1912) and artistic relations between Japan and the West. Dr.

  3. Oscar de la Renta Exhibition Opens in October at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

    Aug 22, 2017 - Russell M. Frankel Carol and Mike Linn  Hallie Vanderhider Rosanette and Harry Cullen  Vivian L. In 1992, de la Renta became a designer for French label Pierre Balmain. He was the first American designer to helm a French couture house, a position he held until 2002. Displayed along with paintings and decorative arts from the collection of the MFAH, the creations on view offer a window into de la Renta’s world through a range of looks, from elegant daywear to resplendent evening gowns.

  4. Art of the Islamic Worlds Initiative at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Marks 10th Anniversary

    Jul 25, 2017 - “Ten years ago, this Museum made a commitment to assure that the art and culture of historic Islamic lands would have a permanent place among collections that span 5,000 years of human creativity,” said Gary Tinterow, director Overview: Art of the Islamic Worlds at the MFAH In November 2007, under then-director Peter C. Most had entered the collection in the 1930s as gifts from Miss Annette Finnigan, a Houstonian and philanthropist whose experience as a student at Wellesley College in the 1890s stirred her future activism in the city for women

  5. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Highlights the Mohammed Afkhami Collection of Contemporary Iranian Art in July

    Jun 5, 2017 - These works range across a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, photography, and video. Opposing currents of satire and rebellion are encapsulated by Shirin Aliabadi’s Miss Hybrid 3 (2008), a staged photograph that explores the global self-consciousness which characterizes the generation of Iranians who came of age In addition, Afkhami is a founding member of the British Museum’s Middle East and North Africa Art Acquisition Committee, a member of the Guggenheim Museum’s Middle East and North Africa Art Acquisition Committee, and serves on

  6. MFAH Marks Milestone in Campus Redevelopment Project, as Nancy and Rich Kinder Building Breaks Ground

    May 31, 2017 - Additional features include a 200-seat theater, a café, a restaurant overlooking the sculpture garden, and an underground parking garage. conservators and scientists in a steel-and-glass structure that is set atop a Museum garage, with a public café at street level. The 14-acre redesign of the Museum’s Susan and Fayez S.

  7. “In the Studio: Craft in Postwar America, 1950–1970” at the MFAH

    May 11, 2017 - The exhibition, which is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is on view from May 18, to October 8, 2017. Complementing the works is a selection of ephemera and catalogs from the Hirsch Library emphasizing the professionalization of the field. Providing a snapshot of craft across America, the objects on view are made by many of the masters who established new aesthetics and modes of making in their respective mediums.

  8. Portraits of the displaced on view in “Homelands and Histories: Photographs by Fazal Sheikh” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in May

    Apr 3, 2017 - As of May 4, the closing date shifted to October 1 from the original date of September 4. Audrey Jones Beck Building from May 6 to October 1.  Generous support is provided by Joseph M. Cohen and W. Temple Webber III.

  9. 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.

  10. “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.