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Stains, Sprays, and Splendor Fill the Canvases of Color Field Painter Jules Olitski

Feb 15, 2012 - His “disregard” is for everything familiar or safe, and for the fear of death. He cycles back to the circular motifs of the Stain series, but this time the graceful organic forms are explosive and primal. Despite being an abstract artist, Olitski looked back to Old Master painters for inspiration. With those surroundings, it’s possible for us to see how nature inspired these last great paintings, says Greene.

MFAH presents “Three Centuries of American Art – Antiquities, European and American Masterpieces from The Fayez S. Sarofim Collection,” opening in June

Apr 12, 2021 - “Fayez Sarofim is widely known for his philanthropic leadership in Houston. The Houston collector and philanthropist loans his collection for the first time, in this exclusive presentation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston HOUSTON—April 12, 2021—For nearly 60 years, Houston collector and philanthropist The MFAH is also home to the International Center for the Arts of the Americas (ICAA), a leading research institute for 20th-century Latin American and Latino art. mfah.org Media ContactKatie Jernigan, senior publicistkjernigan

Let’s Make a Painting: Inspired by Action

Aug 14, 2020 - Follow along with the how-to guide and video for this family-friendly art activity, inspired by the artist’s painting Number 6 from the MFAH collection of modern and contemporary art. Abstract Expressionist icon Jackson Pollock is famous for his “action painting” method—using the full force of his body to repeatedly splash liquid paint onto the huge canvases he placed on the floorboards of his studio in East

Studio Saturday at Rienzi

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Tickets for June 27 are sold out.

Green Border (Zielona granica)

Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris, The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation. Generous funding is provided by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Lois Chiles; Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Franci Neely; Ms. Laurence Unger; and ILEX Foundation.

Evil Does Not Exist (Aku wa sonzai shinai)

Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris, The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation. Generous funding is provided by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Lois Chiles; Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms.

Classe tous risques

Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris, The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation. Generous funding is provided by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Lois Chiles; Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms.

Caravaggio

Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard University; and the Menil Collection. He is represented by Inman Gallery. Generous support has been provided by the Foundation for Independent Media Arts.

Scarlet (L’Envol)

The drama transforms into a pastoral portrait of Juliette as a young woman (Juliette Jouan) reckoning with a local witch’s prophecy for the future and falling for a modern man (Louis Garrel).

Hats Off: Halston Hats from the Masterson Collection

Rienzi, the MFAH house museum for European decorative arts, presents special exhibitions twice a year. This exhibition explores the art of millinery in the mid-20th century.  Hats Off: Halston Hats from the Masterson Collection highlights hats and hair accessories designed by influential American fashion designer Halston (1932–1990) for New York department store Bergdorf Goodman.