Calendar Week of Sunday, October 1, 2023-Saturday, October 7, 2023
Magical and Mystical Oaxaca: Celebrating Oaxacan Art and Culture August 2–October 1, 2023
Three installations, on view at the Glassell School of Art, showcase the vibrant art and culture of Oaxaca, Mexico.
07 Oct Sat / 2023
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Installation view of Contested Landscapes.
Saturday Members Tour | New Contemporary Art Installations in the Kinder Building
12:30 p.m.—1:15 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at new installations of contemporary art in the Kinder Building.
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Pull My Daisy
1 p.m.—1:30 p.m.Robert Frank and painter Alfred Leslie codirected this New American Cinema classic featuring poets, artists, and musicians gathering in downtown New York.
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Author Talk | “Punk Orientalism: The Art of Rebellion”
2 p.m.—3 p.m.Curator and writer Sara Raza discusses her new book, Punk Orientalism: The Art of Rebellion, which reflects upon the USSR’s complex relationship with the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey.
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Me and My Brother
2 p.m.—3:30 p.m.Beat poets Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky spring Orlovsky’s brother Julius from a New York psychiatric hospital and take a road trip to San Francisco.
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Bebos Girl (La ragazza di Bube)
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Two young lovers find their romance thwarted by the complex politics of postwar Italy. Starring Claudia Cardinale, who earned her first major acting award for her performance, and George Chakiris (West Side Story).
