Nancy and Rich Kinder Building Lectures Year of Sunday, November 24, 2024-Sunday, November 23, 2025
Gauguin in the World Through February 16, 2025
The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this ambitious exhibition showcasing the work of French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin.
19 Jan Sun / 2025
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Nicholas Thomas
Lecture | Gauguin and Polynesia: A New Perspective
2 p.m.—3 p.m.Anthropologist Nicholas Thomas will discuss the works of Paul Gauguin and Oceania. Thomas is the author of Gauguin and Polynesia which offers a fresh view on the artist, not from the perspective of European art history, but from the contemporary vantage point of the region – Oceania.
26 Jan Sun / 2025
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Miriama Bono
Lecture | Gauguin’s Tahitian Legacy
2 p.m.—3 p.m.Architect, cultural consultant, and artist Miriama Bono will present the contemporary works of international artists Kanaky and Yuki Kihara, how their work draws inspiration from Gauguin, and the impact of the painter's legacy in Tahiti.
17 Apr Thu / 2025
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Laura Camerlengo
Lecture | Tamara de Lempicka: In Fashion and Art Deco Design
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Curator Laura Camerlengo as she discusses Tamara de Lempicka’s sense of composition and fashion, in relation to the larger Art Deco design trends of the era.
