Notes related to Museums
IN MEMORIAM. TERENCE RILEY
American architect Terence Riley has passed away at the age of 66. He was a founding partner of Keenen/Riley Architects and held numerous high-profile positions at well-renowned museums and institutions. He is most remembered by his innovation and strong commitment to the arts.
MoMA PRESENTS FOTOCLUBISMO: BRAZILIAN MODERNIST PHOTOGRAPHY FROM 1946 TO 1964
The exhibition explores the unforgettable creative achievements of São Paulo’s Foto-Cine Clube Bandeirante (FCCB), a group of amateur photographers whose ambitious and innovative works embodied the abundant originality of postwar Brazilian culture. Although their work was heralded around the world in the 1950s, it subsequently faded from view. This is the first museum exhibition to present this fascinating moment in photography’s history to audiences outside of Brazil.
PAMM INAUGURATES AN EXHIBITION BY FELIPE MUJICA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MICCOSUKEE TRIBE IN SOUTH FLORIDA
Felipe Mujica: The Swaying Motion on the Bank of the River Falls highlights the ecological and cultural diversity of South Florida in collaboration with the Miccosukee tribe. It features an installation of over 20 new fabric panels, or “curtains,” that spatially interact with the museum as well as function as visual, tactile and conceptual surfaces of inclusion, dialogue, specifically with the tradition of Patchwork of the Miccosukee Tribe. The project is the result of a years-long collaboration between the Chilean artist and Khadijah Cypress, a Miccosukee artisan.
THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON COMMISSIONS ONE OF ERNESTO NETO’S LARGEST CROCHET WORKS TO DATE
The Museum commissions site-specific, immersive installation by the Brazilian artist that will transform the Museum’sCullinan Hall into a suspended walkway. Ernesto Neto: SunForceOceanLife, the seventh installment of the Museum’s summer immersive art series, will be on view from May 30 through September 26, 2021.
