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Magical and Mystical Oaxaca: Celebrating Oaxacan Art and Culture
The exhibition Magical and Mystical Oaxaca: Celebrating Oaxacan Art and Culture showcases the vibrant art and culture of Oaxaca, Mexico. Magical and Mystical Oaxaca aims to foster cultural exchange and provide a unique opportunity to engage with Oaxacan art. (location: second floor) “Women Printmakers of Oaxaca”This installation reflects the unique perspectives and artistic expressions of women in the Oaxacan art scene.
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Opening Reception | “Magical and Mystical Oaxaca”
August 11, 2023 You’re invited to explore Magical and Mystical Oaxaca: Celebrating Oaxacan Art and Culture at this opening reception. The exhibition showcases the vibrant art and culture of Oaxaca, Mexico. Presented by the Glassell Studio School in collaboration with Houston’s Serrano Gallery, Magical and Mystical Oaxaca aims to foster cultural exchange and provide a unique opportunity to engage with Oaxacan art. The exhibition is installed on all three floors of the Glassell School of Art. This exhibition is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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Oaxaca Study Abroad Trip | Info Session
Plan Your Visit This event takes place in Favrot Auditorium at the Glassell School of Art. June 8, 2024This October, the Glassell Studio School offers a cultural trip to explore Oaxaca, Mexico, for a week. About the Study Abroad CourseThe Culinary & Cultural Tour of Oaxaca, Mexico is an immersive, week-long trip.
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Artist Talk | Narsiso Martinez
Born in Oaxaca, Mexico, Martinez creates drawings, paintings, and multi-media installations that celebrate the vital and often overlooked labor performed by farmworkers in the United States. Pulling from influences as diverse as 1930s social realism and street art, Martinez combines charcoal, gouache, gold leaf, and collage to produce portraits of industrious field workers layered atop cardboard produce boxes.
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Caught in the Act | Drew Bacon on William Kentridge and the Art of Stop-Motion
His short films have been screened at film festivals such as Oaxaca Film Festival and Esto es Para Esto. He holds a BFA in painting and drawing with a minor in art history from Pratt Institute in New York and an MFA in experimental animation from California Institute of the Arts.
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Lecture | “Printy” Bouquets: The Legacy of Furber’s Flowers
In October 2024, she opened the exhibit Celebrity in Print at the Art Museums at Colonial Williamsburg which explores how the 18th century English market for portrait prints played a role in the genesis of our modern concept of McKinney was also the co-curator of the exhibit Promoting America: Maps of the Colonies and the New Republic and is currently co-curating an exhibit on Colonial Williamsburg’s centennial that will open in 2026. These new arrangements are based on the works of art and inspired by Louise Fisher’s iconic 20th-century floral designs.
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Circa 1900: Decorative Arts at the Turn of the Century
This exhibition features European decorative and fine art from about 1890 to 1910. "A period of upheaval forms the backstory behind the objects in this fascinating exhibit." —Houston Chronicle "Don’t miss the delightfully uplifting decorative designs highlighted in this hidden treasure . . . Circa 1900: Decorative Arts at the Turn of the Century also features several Art Nouveau items collected by Dominique de Menil that are now part of the Menil Collection.
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Collectors Studio
Membership dues support acquisitions, exhibitions, and other initiatives that further the Museum’s mission to exhibit and interpret art for all people. for art. With exclusive programs and events, supporters receive special access to curators and renowned art-world figures, behind-the-scenes tours of the Museum, visits to Houston’s best art collections, and private travel opportunities
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Rediscovered Diego Rivera Painting Acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Mar 11, 2022 - Latin American and Latino art. Rivera had gone to the region of Tehuantepec, near Oaxaca, Mexico, in 1923, and there discovered the vibrant, indigenous culture of Mexico, with its traditions passed down by women through generations. The MFAH collections include in-depth holdings of Pre-Columbian and African gold, American art, European paintings, and distinguished international collections of modern and contemporary art.
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Origin Stories of Latin American and Latino Art, Shared through a Newly Expanded Online Archive
Apr 7, 2020 - ” by Sybil Venegas in ChismeArte; and the 1980 essay “Some thoughts concerning the exhibit of Hispanic-American Art in Chicago” by Victor A. other key theoretical, critical, and art-historical texts. Explore the ICAA Documents of Latin American and Latino Art Digital Archive