The Artist and the Book | Diana Matar in conversation with Lisa Volpe
Hirsch Library, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 4 PM
Diana Matar speaks with Lisa Volpe, Curator of Photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, about the role of books and research in shaping the creative process. Matar’s work explores the connections between landscape, violence, and memory. Her series My America investigates law enforcement in the United States through photographs of locations where civilians died in police encounters, bringing together place, history, and issues of discrimination.
In conjunction with Diana Matar’s solo exhibition My America at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, featuring fifty photographs from the series on view for the first time in the United States. Until May 10, 2026.
Hirsch Library, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 4 PM
Diana Matar speaks with Lisa Volpe, Curator of Photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, about the role of books and research in shaping the creative process. Matar’s work explores the connections between landscape, violence, and memory. Her series My America investigates law enforcement in the United States through photographs of locations where civilians died in police encounters, bringing together place, history, and issues of discrimination.
In conjunction with Diana Matar’s solo exhibition My America at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, featuring fifty photographs from the series on view for the first time in the United States. Until May 10, 2026.
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