Caroline Wiess Law Building Events Week of Friday, May 24, 2024-Thursday, May 30, 2024
Jacolby Satterwhite: A Metta Prayer Through November 10, 2024
In the expansive multimedia installation A Metta Prayer, Jacolby Satterwhite fuses choreography, video, animation, lighting, and music to reimagine a kaleidoscopic, computer-generated world.
25 May Sat / 2024
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Saturday Members Tour | “Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism”
11:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m.MFAH members are invited to join a docent for a closer look at the wildly colorful canvases of Henri Matisse and André Derain in the exhibition Vertigo of Color.
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A Brighter Summer Day (Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian)
2 p.m.—6 p.m.Set in early 1960s Taiwan, A Brighter Summer Day is based on the true story of a crime that rocked the nation. This singular masterpiece of Taiwanese cinema is among the most praised, sought-after titles in contemporary film.
30 May Thu / 2024
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Taking Venice
2 p.m.—3:45 p.m.Texas Premiere / During the Cold War, the U.S. government was determined to fight Communism with culture. This new documentary uncovers the rumors that highly placed insiders rigged the 1964 Venice Biennale so Texas artist Robert Rauschenberg could win the Grand Prize.
