Monday, March 10, 2008

This Week in Houston Motherflipping Tejas


Blaffer 35th Anniversary
Celebration
Thursday, March 13
7 p.m.


"Blaffer's 35th Anniversary Celebration will take place on Thursday, March 13, at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Courtyard, University of Houston. There will be live music performed by the 11th Street Cleaners and complimentary food and drink from Armandos, Amy's Ice Cream, and St. Arnold Brewery. Admission is free. Stop by and say farewell to Terrie Sultan before she heads off to her new position at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, NY."

Goodbye Terrie Sultan, and hello I'm-gonna-support-the-students-at-the-school-of-art-since-i-realize-the-blaffer-is-physically-a-part-of-the-school-and-is-therefore-in-a-symbiotic-relationship Person to take her place!

CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM HOUSTON PRESENTS CLASS PICTURES: PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAWOUD BEY



HOUSTON, Texas (Thursday, February 21, 2008) – From March 14 to May 11, the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston will present the 160th installment in its Perspectives series, Class Pictures: Photographs by Dawoud Bey. Organized by the Aperture Foundation, a not-for-profit organization devoted to photography and the visual arts, Class Pictures is comprised of large-scale portraits of American teenagers that refute false stereotypes and reveal the individual strengths of this age group.

“The powerful images of Dawoud Bey display the personalities of young adults that could not be more different from the depictions of teenagers we’re accustomed to seeing in the media,” said Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Curator Valerie Cassel Oliver. “These photographs reveal the depth of character and vulnerability that exist in real-life teenagers from our own families and communities.”

Annnnd more MFAH stuff this week:


Lectures in Brown Auditorium Theater, Law Building:

Thursday, March 13, 6:30 p.m.: Sufis, Shi’ites, and Shahs: The Great Shrines of Iran, 1500-1600, presented by Dr. Sheila Canby.

Friday, March 14, 1:30 p.m., and Saturday, March 15, 4 p.m.: Classical Harmonies: The New Greek and Roman Galleries at The Metropolitan Museum of Art presented by Dr. Carlos A. Picón, mastermind of the 15-year project

I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone – 7 p.m. Friday, March 14
Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
The director’s moody valentine to his home country of Malaysia. With this seventh feature, Tsai limns a portrait of a society choking on its anxieties.

Jewish Film Festival

Sixty Six – 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15 and 3 p.m., Sunday, March 16
Directed by Paul Weiland
This riotous coming-of-age comedy stars Helena Bonham Carter and features Stephen Rea.

Making Trouble – 1 p.m., Sunday, March 16
Directed by Rachel Talbot
This film examines the achievements of six pioneering female comics of the 20th century.

Jellyfish – 5 p.m., Sunday, March 16
Directed by Shira Geffen and Etgar Keret
A poignant, witty, and exceedingly cinematic story of three Tel Aviv women whose intersect ting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life.

A Love to Hide – 7 p.m., Sunday, March 16
Directed by Christian Faure
When her parents and sister are murdered while trying to escape the Nazis, Sara flees to England and is rescued by childhood friend Jean.


Farewell to the Gorges
work by Washington artist Phyllis Uitti-Maslin
and
Postcards from China: Outside / In
a slideshow screening and postcard sale

Saturday, March 15, 2008
4 - 7 p.m.
Phyllis Uitti-Maslin will comment on her work at 5:30 p.m.

Farewell to the Gorges will be on view from March 15 - April 15, 2008
Postcards from China will be on display & for sale until March 28, 2008

We hope to see you there!

Hungry's Gallery
2356 Rice Blvd. / Houston, Texas 77005
www.hungrysgallery.com






Scott Harrison - charity: water
Gremillion & Co. Fine Art
Opens Thursday, Mar. 13, 6-9 pm
Through March 27. 713-522-2701
Scott Harrison's photographs highlight the global water crisis, in particular the struggle to get clean water to impoverished people around the world.



Delilah Montoya
Space 125 Gallery at Houston Arts Alliance
Opens Thursday, Mar. 13, 6-8 pm
Through April 17. 713-527-9330
This exhibit combines Montoya's installation, "San Sebastiana," with the work of her photography students from the University of Houston.



Lalla Essaydi: Les Femmes du Maroc
Anya Tish Gallery
Opens Friday, Mar. 14, 6-8:30 pm
Through April 5. 713-524-2299
New work by Moroccan–born and New York-based artist, Lalla Essaydi, continuing her exploration of the social and political difficulties faced by contemporary Islamic women.



William Steen and Christian Erroi
Poissant Gallery
Opens Friday, Mar. 14, 6-9 pm
Through April 14. 713-868-9337

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