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January 22, 2015 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Presents “Unfolding Worlds: Japanese Screens and Contemporary Ceramics from the Gitter-Yelen Collection” in March 2015
Exhibition features more than 25 large-scale screens along with important contemporary ceramics HOUSTON—January 22, 2014—In March, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Unfolding Worlds: Japanese Screens and Contemporary Ceramics from the Gitter-Yelen Collection, a remarkable selection of paintings and decorative arts that reveal three centuries of artistic traditions and styles. Amassed over … -
January 21, 2015 - “Mona Hatoum: Twelve Windows”
Title Mona Hatoum: Twelve Windows Dates January 8–February 8, 2015 Overview On the occasion of the 2015 Arts of the Islamic World Gala, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Twelve Windows, an installation conceived by the artist Mona Hatoum. Twelve Windows, 2012–13, was created in collaboration with Inaash, a Lebanese non-governmental organization founded in 1969 to create … -
January 21, 2015 - The MFAH Highlights Arts of the Islamic World Beginning in January
More than 250 Islamic masterworks from the renowned al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, will be on view Some 80 permanent-collection artworks and important local loans to be reinstalled in two dedicated galleries HOUSTON—January 21, 2015—January marks the opening of two important installations of Islamic art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. A partnership with the Kuwait-based al-Sabah Collection … -
December 2, 2014 - “Line: Making the Mark”
Title Line: Making the Mark Dates December 12, 2014–March 22, 2015 Overview With the advent of Modernism in the 20th century, line became its own definitive subject for artists, who no longer used it merely for representational purposes. Line: Making the Markexplores the sundry ways that artists, since that historic shift, make marks—either directly, by pressing pencil to paper or brushing ink … -
November 17, 2014 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, opens “Spectacular Rubens” in February 2015
Exhibition explores one of Peter Paul Rubens’s greatest achievements; reunites panel paintings with monumental tapestries from Spain Unprecedented loans from the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge are unique to Houston presentation HOUSTON—November 17, 2014—In the early 1620s, Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) designed a series of 20 tapestries on the Triumph of the Eucharistthat … -
October 22, 2014 - “For a New World to Come: Experiments in Japanese Art and Photography, 1968–1979” Debuts in Houston
More than 250 works include major loans and many never seen by U.S. audiences HOUSTON—October 22, 2014—The years from 1968 to 1979 in Japan are among “the missing pages in history,” according to influential architect Arata Isozaki, a time when the activist generation of the 1950s and 1960s was replaced by introspective young artists, writers, and intellectuals. In March 2015, the Museum of Fine … -
October 8, 2014 - “Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art”
Title Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art Dates October 16, 2014–March 22, 2015* Overview Throughout history, humanity has been fascinated with the creatures that populate the world. In the ancient Americas, wildlife such as jaguars, harpy eagles, and killer whales became symbols of divinity and rulership and played significant roles in religion and society. … -
August 18, 2014 - “Silver: An American Art—Selections from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston”
Title Silver: An American Art—Selections from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Dates August 30, 2014–April 5, 2015* Overview Over the past decade, the American silver holdings of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, have grown significantly. Through purchases and gifts, the story of the silversmithing tradition in this country can now be more fully told. Private collections, including those of … -
August 12, 2014 - “Shadows on the Wall: Cameraless Photography from 1851 to Today”
Title Shadows on the Wall: Cameraless Photography from 1851 to Today Dates August 31–November 30, 2014 Overview Drawn from the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Shadows on the Wall: Cameraless Photography from 1851 to Todaypresents 50 evocative images created with light and chemistry but without the use of a camera. Made for science or art, using a range of … -
July 16, 2014 - “Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392–1910” concludes U.S. tour at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in October
More than 150 works from this celebrated era will be on view, including ceremonial screens, ceramics, books, and textiles HOUSTON—July 16, 2014—This fall, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, opens Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392–1910, the first comprehensive survey in the United States devoted to the art of the celebrated Joseon dynasty, an era that profoundly …
