Musiqa Mixer | “None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection”
Ito Jakuchu, Giant Daruma, late 18th century, hanging scroll; ink on paper, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Gitter-Yelen Collection, gift of Dr. Kurt Gitter and Alice Yelen Gitter.
Installation view of None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the Gitter Yelen Collection.
Installation view of None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the Gitter Yelen Collection.
The Museum and Musiqa present a free concert celebrating the exhibition None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection.
The program features an evening of music for percussion by Daiki Kato, Alexandre Lunsqui, Steve Reich, and Juri See. Performers include Aaron Guillory, Bobby McCullagh, and Terry McKinney. None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection was on view at the MFAH from February 19 to May 14. See More
Plan Your Visit
The performance takes place on the lower level of the Kinder Building. On Thursdays, the Museum is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with free general admission.
About Musiqa
Founded in 2002 and led by four composers, Musiqa is a nonprofit organization dedicated to performing contemporary classical music. Musiqa has a mission to enrich and inspire the community through programs that integrate contemporary music with other forms of modern art.
All Learning and Interpretation programs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, receive generous support from Macey and Harry Reasoner; the Claire and Theodore Morse Foundation; and the Texas Commission on the Arts. Endowment funds are provided by the Louise Jarrett Moran Bequest; Caroline Wiess Law; Windgate Foundation; the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Fondren Foundation; BMC Software, Inc.; the Wallace Foundation; the Neal Myers and Ken Black Children’s Art Fund; Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ballard; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tate; the Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation; Virginia and Ira Jackson; the Favrot Fund; CFP Foundation; Neiman Marcus Youth Arts Education; gifts in memory of John Wynne; gifts in memory of Peter Lotz; and gifts in honor of Beth Schneider.
General admission to the MFAH is free on Thursdays, courtesy of Shell Oil Company.
The exhibition “None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection” is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Generous support is provided by:
Luther King Capital Management
E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
Anne and Albert Chao
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Eddie and Chinhui Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Russell M. Frankel
Kathy and Glen Gondo
Milton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. Gritz
Miwa Sakashita and Dr. John R. Stroehlein
Nanako and Dale Tingleaf