September 19–
August 23
Exhibition
Brochstein Pavilion at Rice University
9a–5p
Raymond and Susan Brochstein Pavilion
Rice University
Houston, TX 77005
*The closest location for visitor parking is available at the Visitor Founder’s Lot.
About
Cafeteria by Yifan Jiang is the next installation in the Moody's Off the Wall series. It was inspired by Jiang’s frequent visits to the Brochstein Pavilion while she audited philosophy classes at Rice University during her two-year Core Residency Program at the Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. To create this work, Jiang drew from Houston’s culinary histories, illustrating pastries through an expressive, freehand approach. Overlaid with acrylic paint, the mural depicts the silhouettes of windswept oak trees, birds in flight, and passing students, their shadows mirroring the world outside. In this space where contemplation and leisure intersect, Jiang’s Cafeteria raises questions about what we know, what reality is, and where it begins to slip into a dream.
May 29–
August 15
Exhibition
Moody Center for the Arts
10a–5p
6100 Main MS-550
Houston, TX 77005
About
Reflecting the artist’s interest in storytelling and myth as forces that shape how the world is understood, Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits invites visitors to imagine how traditional stories can speak to contemporary socio-political realities, and how expressions of imagination and joy are radical acts with the potential to disrupt prevailing cultural discourse and inspire a more compassionate and harmonious future.
May 29
Event, Exhibition
Moody Center for the Arts
6–8p
6100 Main MS-550
Houston, TX 77005
About
Join the artist to celebrate the opening of Moody Center's summer 2026 exhibition, Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits. Meet the cast of yōkai characters transforming the central gallery and delve deeper into Japanese folklore with a screening of the animated series GeGeGe no Kitarō playing in our media gallery. Complimentary drinks and $6 parking provided.