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Close to Vermeer
Close to Vermeer reveals everything from the quiet diplomacy required to get the Vermeer works to the Netherlands to the shocking news that one painting may not actually be by Vermeer. This fascinating documentary follows curators, conservators, collectors, and experts in their joint mission to shine a new light on the elusive Dutch Master. Capturing the imagination of the art world—with glowing reviews, global publicity, and tickets sold out through the entirety of its run—the retrospective (on view February 10 to June 4, 2023) was nothing short of a historic event
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Lecture | Titian and Michelangelo: A Tale of Genius and Rivalry
Wallace of Washington University talks about his latest book. Wallace is chair of art history and archaeology and professor of art history at Washington University in St. Louis. Exploring the biographical and creative forces behind their legendary rivalry, this lecture reveals how their dynamic interplay set the stage for future artistic duels, foreshadowing the famed Picasso/Matisse rivalry of the modern
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“Gordon Parks: Stokely Carmichael and Black Power” Opens in October at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
May 19, 2022 - Carmichael, then 25 and a recent graduate with a philosophy degree from Howard University, was consistently in the news, whether publishing his own writing in the New York Review of Books or being profiled in Esquire and Look While an undergraduate at Howard University, he joined the Freedom Riders on several trips. It is as relevant to our current moment as it was to Life’s readers in 1967. I am grateful to the Gordon Parks Foundation for the opportunity to present these never-before-seen works and to celebrate Parks’s legacy.”
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Selections from the Museum’s Collection: Modern and Contemporary Art
This installation comprises major paintings and sculptures that span the early 20th century to the present. Mogamma, A Painting in Four Parts: Part 4, a monumental canvas that addresses the aspirations and chaos of the Arab Spring; Ed Ruscha’s Mysteries, a text-based painting that captures the melancholy spirit of film noir and the California The second gallery is devoted to Surrealist masters working between the World Wars, such as Max Ernst, Joan Miró, and Yves Tanguy.
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Discovering the Passionate Films of Luchino Visconti
This touring film series originated at the Harvard Film Archive in May, continuing to sites including the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York City; the Toronto International Film Festival; BAMPFA in Berkeley, California Luchino Visconti worked through total artifice as a way to the truth.” —Martin Scorsese Luchino Visconti, a member of Italian nobility, belonged to the Italian Communist Party during World War II. Deftly aware of the subtle and rich means of cinematic expression, he uniquely imposed the narrative customs of opera and the novel onto film, yet remained sharply attuned to the social and political climates of the 20th century
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Jazz on Film: Short Documentaries
Preceded by 1963 performance footage of the John Coltrane Quartet, to celebrate his centennial. In Max and Abbey (1970), drummer Max Roach and vocalist Abbey Lincoln discuss music and their relationship and perform at Norfolk State College.
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Virtual Cinema “Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly” Examines Freedom through the Artist’s “@Large” Exhibition
Aug 14, 2020 - Messages of Hope As visitors moved through @Large, they were invited to write messages of hope to prisoners of conscience all over the world in a project the artist titled “Yours Truly,” in memory of his father’s own experience • Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly WATCH HERE Your purchase ($10) supports the MFAH and provides a 3-day pass to the film. This week in Virtual Cinema: The inspiring documentary Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly takes you behind the scenes of the exhibition @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz, an ambitious, site-specific installation that transformed the notorious California
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Patron-Plus Members Curatorial Lecture & Reception | "Buddha | Nature"
He was previously the Wu Tung Curator of Chinese Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and has published Approaching the Buddha through Yale University Press. Learn more about the exhibition and how it illuminates some of the ecological and ethical questions facing the world today. Plan Your Visit The curatorial lecture takes place in Lynn Wyatt Theater. RSVP by email to [email protected] with acceptances only.
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Chinatown
Prior to the screening, the introduction by artist Brad Temkin addresses the ongoing California water crisis by drawing parallels between infrastructure issues represented in Temkin’s series Aqueduct (2021–22) and corruption scandals In one of the best American films of the 1970s, a private detective (Jack Nicholson)—hired by a woman (Faye Dunaway) to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles—finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder
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Colors of the Season: The Turbans of “Peacock in the Desert”
Aug 1, 2018 - The paag (turban) is a symbol of identity, pride, and valor in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Each turban on view was wrapped differently according to where the wearer was from, with colors and patterns that denote seasons, rituals and ceremonies, and moods. For example, yellow is the color of spring and happiness. Hit “play” to learn more from Karni Singh Jasol, co-curator of “Peacock in the Desert.” “Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India” is on view in the Law Building through August 19. Info and tickets