The Art of Sumo at the 3rd Annual Men of Menil Black-tie Event

On Thursday evening, March 8, 2012, Men of Menil−the black-tie event for gentlemen whose contributions provide funds for the Menil Collection’s general operations and education and outreach programs−will feature a rare import from Japan: a demonstration of the sport and ritual of sumo wrestling.

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New Arts of Japan Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The new, permanent Arts of Japan Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will open to the public on Sunday, February 19. The Japan gallery will be the final installation in a suite of permanent Arts of Asia galleries surrounding Cullinan Hall in the Caroline Wiess Law Building, culminating an effort begun in 2007 to expand the presentation of Asian art at the museum.

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Utopia/Dystopia: Construction and Destruction in Photography and Collage on View at the MFAH

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents Utopia/Dystopia: Construction and Destruction in Photography and Collage. The exhibit opens March 11, 2012, to coincide with FotoFest 2012 Biennial.

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Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective at The Menil Collection

Organized by the Menil Collection, Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective is the first-ever critical overview of the artist’s drawings, as well as the first major one-person exhibition organized under the auspices of the Menil Drawing Institute and Study Center. The exhibition − which opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, traveled to San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and now concludes at the Menil Collection − traces the crucial role that drawing has played in Richard Serra’s work for more than 40 years.

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Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Presents a Survey of Leading Women Artists

The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) will celebrate the opening of a survey of leading women artists that examines the crucial feminist contribution to the development of deconstructivism in the 1970s and 1980s. The public reception will be this Friday, January 20, 2012, from 7 to 9 p.m. The reception will have a cash bar and modular food truck.

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France Honors Gary Tinterow with the Insignia of Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters

Antonin Baudry, Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy, will confer the insignia of Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters on Gary Tinterow on January 23, 2012.

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Dallas Art News Moves to New Web Host

Dallas Art News is in the process of moving to a new web host. Some pages and images might be unavailable. We are working to get all content back online as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience. Cheers.

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Mr. Holga Hunts for JFK in South Texas

Are you keeping up with our own Mr. Holga and his JFK project? Mr. Holga was in south Texas over the Thanksgiving holiday. He stopped in Salado, Center Point, Stonewall, Austin and Houston. His photographic agenda included Liz Carpenter, General Walker, President and Mrs. Johnson, the Texas White House, President Johnson’s speech, F. Trammell Crow and Congressman Albert Thomas.

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Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in June

On June 3, 2012, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), will debut the exhibition Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: The Treasures of Kenwood House, London, whose three-venue national tour was announced today by the American Federation of Arts in New York.

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Peter Blum Edition Archive on View at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Highlights of the Peter Blum Edition Archive, opening at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) December 23, 2011, will present a focused selection of The Peter Blum Edition Archive, a landmark MFAH acquisition encompassing all of the prints, books, and related preparatory materials Peter Blum had released from 1981 through June 1994.

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Favorite Sites

Dead Photographers Society — Photographers who still find pleasure in taking pictures the old fashioned way with film, chemicals and a dark room.
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Mr. Holga — Mr. Holga is a die-hard film photographer specializing in Holga cameras.
www.mrholga.com

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