Caroline Wiess Law Building Events Week of Monday, December 5, 2022-Sunday, December 11, 2022
Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia Through April 16, 2023
Showcasing the diversity and brilliance of ancient Colombian cultures, through figurative ceramics, ceremonial and ritual items, feather works, textiles, metal works, and historical documents, Golden …
08 Dec Thu / 2022
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Drop-in Tour | Highlights of the Law Building
3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m.On this guided tour, discover the vast array of art from around the world on view in the Caroline Wiess Law Building.
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Korean, Bottle with Flower, Birds, and Fish Design, 15th–early 16th century, buncheong ware; wheel-thrown stoneware with incised slip decoration and pale green glaze, LACMA, purchased with museum funds, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
Lecture | Korean Art: From L.A. to Houston—One Story at a Time
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.The latest installation of Korean art at the MFAH features loans from the LACMA collection, along with new acquisitions in the MFAH collection.
09 Dec Fri / 2022
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Installation view of Noh Sang-Kyoon, For the Worshipers, 2007, sequins, polyester resin, and fiberglass, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund. © Noh Sang-Kyoon
Drop-in Tour | Highlights of Asian Art
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Explore the arts of China, India, Japan, and Korea on this guided tour.
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Alberto Giacometti, Walking Man I, Fondation Giacometti / Valerie Fletcher, Hirshhorn Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Lecture | “Alberto Giacometti: Pursuing Art through Four Decades”
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.An overview of Alberto Giacometti’s work demonstrates the extraordinary range of styles, meanings, and media in his paintings as well as sculptures.
10 Dec Sat / 2022
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Alberto Giacometti, Seated Woman, c. 1956, bronze, Fondation Giacometti. © Succession Alberto Giacometti / ADAGP, Paris, 2022
Saturday Members Tour “Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure”
11:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure.
11 Dec Sun / 2022
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Joseph Havel, sculptor | Ann Dumas, curator
Lecture | “Giacometti and Sculptural Practice, Then and Now: Joseph Havel in Conversation with Curator Ann Dumas”
2 p.m.—3 p.m.Sculptor Joseph Havel talks about connections between his art, the work of Alberto Giacometti, and the exhibition Toward the Ultimate Figure.
