“Latin American Experience” Weekend at the MFAH

CLAVIS faculty and students had the pleasure of participating in the biennial “Latin American Experience” weekend, November 1-3, 2019, hosted by Mari Carmen Ramírez, Wortham Curator of Latin American Art (ICAA) and Director of the International Center for the Arts of the Americas at the MFAH.

The events included:

The opening of the exhibition Beatriz González: A Retrospective and public interview of the artist by the curators, Dr. Ramírez and Tobias Ostrander

An artist conversation between Gustavo Díaz, Marco Maggi, and Francisca Sutil for graduate students, moderated by Dr. Fabiola Lopez-Duran (Rice University) and Dr. George Flaherty (CLAVIS)

And various meals and opportunities to meet colleagues, including a lunch for graduate students from CLAVIS and Rice

Special thanks to Dr. Ramírez, Dr. Arden Decker (Associate Director, ICAA), and Bonnie Van Zoest (Project Administrator, ICAA).