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Journey through the Egyptian Afterlife with Matthew Barney’s “River of Fundament”

Sep 1, 2016 - The Egyptians, without the advantage of scientific images, made stories of both our bodies and spirits, separating the organs after death to be guarded by gods on what was understood as an actual journey into other realms. His newest film, River of Fundament, deals with mythic ways of understanding our bodily functions. Our bodies are earthly vessels that transform foodstuffs into both our life force and feces.

Meet the Books | “Private Pages: Sketchbooks and the Artistic Process”

Plan Your Visit Admission is free. The Hirsch Library is located on the lower level of the Beck Building. Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map exhibition coordinator, discusses the broad range of artistic expression provided by the sketchbook: a space not only for honing skills and producing studies for future works, but also an area for working on concepts and ideas without

New Year Reflections

Dec 30, 2011 - Productivity is hampered by an abundance of data without management or declaration of official records.             4. Except for a brief and unsuccessful experiment with an ERM system, the unstructured data has expanded without any management or classification. There are also concerns posed by our regulatory obligations.

Virtual Cinema Presents Two Compelling Dramas: “Ghost Tropic” and “Song without a Name”

Sep 27, 2020 - SEE THE TRAILER   Song without a Name Georgina, an indigenous Andean woman in Peru, arrives at a free clinic to deliver her baby. Moments after childbirth, she discovers the baby has been taken. Shot in stark black and white, this debut film from Melina León is based on actual events researched by her father, Ismael León, cofounder of the Peruvian newspaper La República. • Song without a Name WATCH HERE Your purchase

Virtual Cinema | See Critically Acclaimed Films This Winter

Dec 7, 2020 - Two critically celebrated dramas in our virtual theater may have additional honors to come. Song without a Name, a moving feature from a first-time female director, is Peru’s submission to the Oscars for Best International Film. As Karen Fang, a member of the Museum’s film subcommittee, says about Coded Bias, “a documentary critique of the destructive prejudices built into our technologies and social structures may not seem like an obvious movie choice

Noguchi Was Here

Sep 25, 2015 - Because it’s a sphere, you can’t just place it on the back of the flatbed without securing it. I asked a local metal fabricator to make a custom cradle. After pacing out the site, taking measurements, and doing a bit of research, all went smoothly this summer for our crew of six—and we were even rewarded with a little discovery. It was too heavy for our equipment, but since the crane was coming anyway, we waited for that. We cut much of the mortar out from where the disc attached to a pedestal, not thinking twice about what was underneath.

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