Members Preview Curatorial Lecture “William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows”
Alison de Lima Greene, the Isabel Brown Wilson Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
William Kentridge, Second-hand Reading, 2013, single‐channel HD video, The Broad Art Foundation, Los Angeles. © William Kentridge
William Kentridge, Bicycle Wheel II, 2012, bicycle wheel, gears, and chain: steel, wood, brass, aluminum sheets, tripod, castors, mechanical hardware, and other materials, courtesy of the artist. © William Kentridge
William Kentridge, Art in a State of Grace, Art in a State of Hope, Art in a State of Siege, 1988, silkscreen on velin d’arches cream and brown paper, printed by Malcolm Christian, Caversham Press, Lidgetton, South Africa, edition of 13, courtesy of the artist. © William Kentridge
William Kentridge, Stereoscope, 1999, 35mm film, transferred to video, The Broad Art Foundation, Los Angeles. © William Kentridge
June 24, 2023
MFAH members are invited to an exclusive lecture about William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows. Alison de Lima Greene, the Isabel Brown Wilson Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, details key aspects of the exhibition and talks about the artist, who brings a profound humanism and collaborative spirit to his work.
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Members Previews
Friday & Saturday, June 23 & 24, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Plan Your Visit
The lecture takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater on the lower level of the Law Building, and the exhibition is on the street level of the Beck Building. Parking is available in the MFAH garages, with the nearest Museum entries through the Beck Building and Kinder Building. Please note that there is no late seating for this lecture. Any unclaimed seats are released five minutes before the lecture begins.
Questions? Call the members hotline at 713.639.7550, Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or email membership@mfah.org at any time.
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Learning and Interpretation programs receive generous funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services; Samuel H. Kress Foundation; The Brown Foundation, Inc.; Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; Houston Junior Woman's Club; Sharon G. Dies; Sterling-Turner Foundation; Susan Vaughan Foundation; and additional generous donors.
“William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows” is organized by The Broad, Los Angeles.
In Houston, major support is provided by:
Bobbie Nau
Additional generous support is provided by:
John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation
Bettie Cartwright
JBD Foundation
Beverly and Howard Robinson
Leslie and Russ Robinson