MUSEUM DISTRICT
HIGHLIGHTS
MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON
THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM
Cabinet of Curiosities
5555 Hermann Park Dr. | 713.639.4629
www.hmns.org
H·O·P·E: Paintings by Samuel Bak
5401 Caroline St. | 713.942.8000 | www.hmh.org
Mark Flood: Greatest Hits
5216 Montrose Boulevard | 713.284.8250
www.camh.org
These collections of extraordinary natural
and manmade objects were first popular
during the Renaissance and Victorian Eras.
These objects were displayed in cabinets
with many compartments, each filled with
treasures. As the collection evolved and
grew in importance, noblemen, gentlemen
and royalty acquired them and they were
then integrated into larger collections, eventually becoming so immense as to occupy
entire rooms.
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Including a section of 33 different works of
art, Samual Bak uses his canvases as both a
doorway and a window. The letters
H·O·P·E appear in various phases, some
partially hidden, others fragmented, some
large, others small. Not attempting to illustrate atrocities of the Holocaust, this exhibition shows that there is “hope even in shattering despair.”
Reviewing the wisdom and humor of three
decades of work beginning from the 80s,
Flood’s work ultimately reveals the true
achievement of an artist who has produced
many highly praised works and has an
active career despite remaining barely visible at the museum level.
"Rainbow Flight” by Samuel Bak
Mark Flood, “ANOTHER PAINTING (CAMH SUITE),” 2016.
Fluorescent and spray paint on canvas (7 parts), 40 x 40 inches.
Courtesy the artist, Peres Projects, Berlin, and Stuart
Shave/Modern Art, London.