Conversations about Art

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South African artist William Kentridge talks about his work in this conversation with Houston-based artist and curator Christopher Blay. The conversation focuses on Kentridge’s studio practice, and how the history of South Africa has shaped his life and work.

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Curator Lisa Volpe discusses the making of the exhibition Robert Frank and Todd Webb: Across America, 1955.

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Artists Brian Ellison and Randy Wrosiv discuss mental-health awareness, filmmaking, and digital media as a means for creating a universal language for healing. Kula Moore, from Art Therapy Houston, introduces the conversation and offers insights.

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The “Afro-Houston Histories” panel includes artist Reginald Adams; scholar Rachel Afi Quinn from the University of Houston; curator Danielle Burns Wilson of Project Row Houses; and filmmaker Isaac Yowman.

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Artists Jason Salavon and Norwood Viviano discuss “Data-Driven Art” with robotics technologist Rashed Haq. Associate photography curator Lisa Volpe introduces the talk.

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Artists César Augusto Martínez and Vincent Valdez discuss their work in context of the themes “Border” and “Witness” with Latin American art assistant curator Rachel Mohl.

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Artists Amalia Mesa-Baines and David Taylor discuss “The U.S./Mexico Border” with photography curator Malcolm Daniel and Latin American art curator Mari Carmen Ramírez.

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Artists Ellen Lesperance and Teresa Margolles discuss “Collectivity in Art” with Latin American art assistant curator Rachel Mohl and prints & drawings curator Dena Woodall.

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Artist Julie Mehretu in conversation with Alison de Lima Greene, curator of modern and contemporary art.

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Artist Vik Muniz in conversation with photography curator Malcolm Daniel.

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Artist Trenton Doyle Hancock in conversation with Alison de Lima Greene, curator of modern and contemporary art.

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Artist Christiane Baumgartner in conversation with prints & drawings curator Dena Woodall.

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Artist Aaron McIntosh in conversation with decorative arts, craft & design curator Cindi Strauss and assistant curator Anna Walker.

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Artist Guillermo Kuitca in conversation with Latin American art curator Mari Carmen Ramírez and assistant curator Rachel Mohl.

Lecture
“The Private Collection of Edgar Degas”
Presented by Gary Tinterow, director of the MFAH and organizing co-curator of “Degas: A New Vision”

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“Degas’s Families”
Presented by George Shackelford, deputy director, Kimbell Art Museum

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"Edgar Degas: A Strange New Beauty"
Presented by Jodi Hauptman, senior curator, department of drawings and prints, the Museum of Modern Art, New York

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"Degas & the 20th Century"
Presented by independent scholar Richard Kendall

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Experience a fascinating encounter between two of the foremost figures in 20th-century art: Alexander Calder and Pablo Picasso. Explore the exhibition Calder-Picasso in this overview with Ann Dumas, consulting curator of European art.

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"Edgar Degas’s Sculptures: An Inside Look"
Presented by Shelley Sturman, head of object conservation & Daphne Barbour, senior object conservator, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.