Cosmopolitan Routes: Houston Collects Latin American Art
Sun. 10/24 | 9:00AM - Sun. 02/06 | 3:00PM @ Museum of Fine Arts Houston (map)
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- On view October 24, 2010 - February 6, 2011at the Audrey Jones Beck Building Elias Crespin, Tetra circular azul (Blue Tetra Circular), 2009Collection of Leslie and Brad BucherElias Crespin The MFAH presents the first in a series of exhibitions celebrating the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the museums Latin American art department and International Center for the Arts of the Americas (ICAA). Cosmopolitan Routes: Houston Collects Latin American Art comprises more than 100 masterworks on loan from private holdings in Houston and Latin America, including paintings, works on paper, photography, sculpture, assemblage, installations, and video projections. Among the many artists represented are Antonio Berni, Gego, Frida Kahlo, Francisco Matto, Hlio Oiticica, Diego Rivera, and Joaqun Torres-Garca. The exhibition is a tribute to the Founding Members and Latin Maecenas who have supported the museums Latin American art initiative and its collecting activities since the departments inception in 2001. An illustrated catalogue commemorating the exhibition, published by the MFAH and distributed by Yale University Press, is forthcoming.
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HoustonPress on Cosmopolitan Routes: Houston Collects Latin American Art @ Museum of Fine Arts Houston
about 1 year agoIn just ten short years, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's Latin American art department has gone from thin to robust. "Cosmopolitan Routes: Houston Collects Latin American Art," an exhibit of more than 100 masterworks, is just the first in a series of shows that will mark the ten-year point for the collection. more at houstonpress.com
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29-95 on Cosmopolitan Routes: Houston Collects Latin American Art @ Museum of Fine Arts Houston
about 1 year agoThis exhibition comprises more than 100 masterworks on loan from private holdings in Houston and Latin America, including paintings, works on paper, photography, sculpture, assemblage, installations, and video projections. more at www.29-95.com
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CultureMap on Cosmopolitan Routes: Houston Collects Latin American Art @ Museum of Fine Arts Houston
about 1 year agoCosmopolitan Routes: Houston Collects Latin American Art celebrates the 10-year anniversary of the Latin American art department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. more at culturemap.com
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