Events
A Conversation about Feminine Beauty and the work of Miwa Yanagi
When: Monday, February 18 at 6.30pm
(A reception follows the program.)
Where: Brown Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts-Houston
Moderator: Anne Wilkes Tucker, The Gus and Lyndall Wortham Curator of Photography at the MFAH
Panelists: Elizabeth Gregory, Professor of English and Director of Women’s Studies, University of Houston
Tracy Xavia Karner, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Visual Studies, University of Houston
James Hollis, Director, The Jung Center, Houston
Peggy Orenstein, internationally recognized writer, editor, and speaker
During her career, Japanese photographer Miwa Yanagi has created three distinct series that confront and disrupt the traditional roles of women, both within the social context of her home country and as these perceptions are translated across cultures. In this conversation, panelists will address the range of subjects represented in Yanagi’s work, including gender, identity, body image, age, feminism, and beauty, and how these concerns resound in present-day consumer, media, professional, and social cultures.
This program is generously cosponsored by the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Photo Forum at the MFAH, the Jung Center Houston, and the Women’s Studies and the Visual Studies programs at the University of Houston, and is made possible in part by a grant from Humanities Texas, the state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Links:
- Miwa Yanagi Deutsche Bank Collection, on view at the MFAH from February 10 through May 4, 2008
- The Jung Center of Houston
- Women's Studies at University of Houston
- Visual Studies at University of Houston
- Event Flyer
Image credits: Top: Miwa Yanagi, Elevator
Girl House B4 from the
series Elevator Girls, 1998,
chromogenic photograph
mounted on Plexiglas, Deutsche
Bank Collection. © Miwa Yanagi
Lower: Miwa Yanagi, Snow White
from the series Fairy Tale,
2004, gelatin silver photograph,
Deutsche Bank Collection.© Miwa Yanagi
Susan Meiselas: MINED IN CHINA and Other Collaborative Projects
Niu QuoZheng: Smoke No.038 (2006)
A lot of yellow smoke, SO2, gushes out of furnaces with outdated coking technique. Located in Henan.
When: Sunday, March 9 8:00pm - 9:30pm
As part of FOTOFEST2008-CHINA, Susan Meiselas will give a special presentation on her own work, from Carnival Strippers to Nicaragua, major curatorial projects she has done on Kurdistan, and, most recently, Mined in China. The presentation will be at DiverseWorks Artspace. Visual Studies is co-sponsoring this event with FotoFest, Diverseworks, and Houston Center for Photography.
Susan Meiselas is one of the world´s most respected photographers dealing with issues of war, political conflict and social issues. She is a member of Magnum Photo and a recipient of the MacArthur Genius Award. Meiselas´ China project is in concert with China expert Orville Schell, from the Asia Society NY, and Chinese photographer GAO Lei. Mined in China will be exhibited for FOTOFEST2008 at the Houston Center for Photography.
This lecture will be hosted at DiverseWorks, 1117 E. Freeway, Houston, TX 77002 -1108.
Event is free, but reservations are needed. Space is extremely limited.
