A.A.Murakami, Beyond the Horizon, commissioned by and exhibited at M+, Hong Kong, 2024, interactive installation. © A.A.Murakami. Film and photography by Adam Kovář and PETR&Co., model by Ashley Lin. Image courtesy of the artist.
We are delighted to welcome back the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston to Asia Week New York! As one of the largest and most comprehensive art museums in the United States, the MFAH boasts an encyclopedic collection of nearly 80,000 works spanning over 5,000 years and six continents. Situated in the heart of Houston’s Museum District, the museum is a vibrant cultural hub encompassing three gallery buildings, a sculpture garden, visitors center, gift shop, library, restaurants, two art schools, two theaters, and two historic house museums. Renowned for its dynamic exhibitions, innovative programming, and deep commitment to community engagement, the MFAH plays a pivotal role in shaping cultural dialogue both regionally and internationally. Explore their current exhibition, Floating World: A.A.Murakami, and experience the creative energy of the MFAH today!
Floating World: A.A.Murakami
Through September 21, 2025
Members Event: Art-Making Activity for Families, Saturday, May 31, 2-5pm
After Hours Viewing: Art Crowd, Saturday, June 21, 6:30-8:30pm
Concert: Thursday, June 26, 6:30-7:30pm
Visitors to this immersive exhibition, the first U.S. museum show from Tokyo/London-based artist duo A.A.Murakami, encounter immense bubble-like clouds that gracefully float and dissolve into mist; swirling fog rings that radiate from a central tower; and dozens of plasma krypton “lightning” tubes that flicker and click while evoking a field of crickets. A groundbreaking fusion of the technical and the natural, Floating World transports you to an ethereal world of singular experience and scientific spectacle.
Established in 2020 by artists Alexander Groves (born 1983) and Azusa Murakami (born 1984), the A.A.Murakami studio constructs immersive installations that fuse science and art. For the MFAH, the studio introduces distinct spaces that emphasize a creative connection to nature. Marvel at amorphous bubbles and interact with rings of fog as you travel through the environment surrounded by glowing lights.
Floating World comprises five intertwined works that feed seamlessly into each other: Cell, a garden of aluminum forms akin to the volcanic rocks at the bottom of the sea; Neon Sun, which mimics the Northern Lights through an incredible array of plasma tubes; Beyond the Horizon, an ethereal experience that challenges perceptions of reality and technology; Passage, a new installation created specifically for the MFAH; and the hypnotic lightning patterns of Under a Flowing Field.
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