Inside the MFAH Posts tagged #decorative-arts
“Inside the MFAH” provides perspectives, conversations, and opinions from insiders at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
A (Virtual) Stroll through Bayou Bend April 11, 2020
Get the inside scoop on the mobile tour of Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens.
A Legacy from Gee’s Bend: Lutisha Pettway’s “Bars” Quilt February 8, 2019
“I did my work by my own hand, by myself.” A quilt, on view in the exhibition “Mending: Craft and Community,” reveals a deeply personal story.
“Stay the Course”: An Interview with Artist Joyce J. Scott January 16, 2019
Artist Joyce J. Scott’s work lives at the intersection of craft histories, contemporary art, figurative sculpture, storytelling, and political activism.
A Feast for the Eyes! Beautiful Tableware from Bayou Bend & Rienzi November 19, 2018
Learn more about a few of the most intriguing objects from the Bayou Bend and Rienzi collections made to serve special meals—and be sure to save room for dessert!
Visualizing the Future: An Interview with Artists Joris Laarman & Anita Star June 29, 2018
“Everything can be made in a unique way, with mass customization. Technology can also be used to create beautiful objects.”
Happy Thanksgiving! Curatorial Picks for the Holiday November 17, 2017
We celebrate Thanksgiving as an American holiday, but cultures across time have honored the harvest, the season, family, and, of course, tasty food.
Jazz Age Nightlife: “Sculpted in Steel” Meets “Deco Nights” April 28, 2016
With the rise of cocktail culture in the 1920s, the stylish elite frequented cafés, cabarets, and speakeasies on nocturnal outings. The selection of decorative arts and costumes in Deco Nights: Evenings in the Jazz Age evokes this rich culture, sharing a visual dialogue with the urban nightlife represented by vehicles on view in Sculpted in Steel: Art Deco Automobiles and Motorcycles, 1929–1940. …
