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“Be Natural” Sheds Light on Women in Film

Apr 1, 2019 - We aim not just to look back at Alice’s past, but to stand next to her and look into her future—our present. “Now is the time to step forward and bring Alice’s story to light, given the current conversation about women’s rights and how our stories are pushed to the shadows throughout history.”

The Visual Arts Meet the Literary Arts at the MFAH

Mar 5, 2019 - Among the highlights are the Art + Lit series, held in collaboration with local literary group Tintero Projects; and our drop-in writing sessions. For example, our Paradise in Poetry session highlighted the flora and fauna in the exhibition Garden Paradise: The Magnificent Safavid Carpet from the Burrell Collection, Glasgow.

Jazz on Film Returns

May 31, 2017 - This June, we celebrate the fifth year of Jazz on Film, one of our most popular annual series! Guest curator Peter Lucas selects new and classic films that explore jazz music through documentaries and features. Here’s a preview of the seven selections—a mix of old, new, and rediscovered—that come to our big screen this month: Jazz on Film Begins! Jazz on Film kicks off with the 1958 docudrama I Want to Live!

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Born in Japan-occupied Korea, Paik studied as a classical musician before moving to Germany in the 1950s, where he became a member of the influential experimental art movement Fluxus. The MFAH film department is supported by Tenaris; The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation; the Vaughn Foundation; The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick

Spiritwalker

Generous support has been provided by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Houston. SpiritwalkerDirected by Yoon Jae-keun(South Korea, 2020, Digital, in Korean with English subtitles) In Spiritwalker, a man with amnesia discovers that his spirit changes bodies every 12 hours, and that he has the skills of an

Aloners

Generous support has been provided by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Houston. AlonersDirected by Hong Seong-eun(South Korea, 2021, Digital, in Korean with English subtitles) A solitary young woman (Gong Seung-Yeon) living an isolated urban lifestyle reevaluates her life after her neighbor dies alone in

2017 Core Exhibition

Mar 16, 2017 - Visit www.mfah.org/core or call 713.639.7500 for more information.  Laura Wellen (first-year critic) a critic, art historian, essayist, and translator, she writes about the points of connection language creates between our emotional lives, our regional histories, and the objects and images with Visit www.lawndaleartcenter.org for exhibition viewing hours and details.  Biographies Artists-In-Residence:  Tsuyoshi Anzai (second-year artist) specializes in Kinetic art and video.

Lecture | Connecting Galleries: Arts of Japan & “Floating World: A.A.Murakami”

Plan Your Visit Included with Museum admission. This lecture takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater on the lower level of the Law Building. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. His recent touring exhibitions include None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection and Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan, and he led the groundbreaking reinstallation of the Arts of Korea Gallery at the

La La Land

Admission SOLD OUT $20 $15 for MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+), and members of MFAH Film Buffs Plan Your Visit Entry to the space begins at 7 p.m., and the film starts at 8 p.m. 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.

The Shining