Scope and Contents On a balmy Wednesday afternoon, Jeff Boomstein swerved his bicycle off West Alabama Street. He shifted to the sidewalk to avoid the street, which has, he said, too many potholes and too much traffic to safely cycle.The "Peter Pan 360' stagehand is a bike commuter who said he has been hit by vehicles three times while he had the right of way. Recommended VideoThat will change soon, according to Houston city Councilwoman Ellen Cohen. Starting next year, the city will...

Scope and Contents Mark Rothko never set foot in Houston, let alone the chapel in Montrose named for him.Yet Houston has been infatuated with the artist since the austere space opened in 1971. At first glance, the 14 paintings inside seem bleak. While their deep plum hues come out on bright days, they're so somber they can make the viewer ache as much as Mozart's "Requiem." You've read your last free article on Houston Chronicle this month. To continue reading please subscribe or sign in...

Scope and Contents Musicians inspired by Rothko Chapel Photo of Andrew Dansby Andrew Dansby Sep. 18, 2015 Updated: Sep. 19, 2015 9:48 p.m. More Comments Print 4 1 of 4Rothko Chapel, 1409 Sul Ross, shown Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, in Houston had its 40 anniversary this year. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle )Photo: Melissa Phillip, Staff 2 of 4David Dondero performs at the Austin Convention Center during SXSW on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 in Austin, Texas. Dondero's latest album features a song about Houston's...

Scope and Contents Rothko retrospective sheds light on Houston's favored artist Photo of Molly Glentzer Molly Glentzer Sep. 19, 2015 Updated: Sep. 19, 2015 9:47 p.m. More Comments Print 35 1 of 35"Mark Rothko: A Retrospective" opens today at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.Photo: Gary Coronado, Staff 2 of 35Alison De Lima Greene, curator of contemporary art and special subjects, shown with Untitled (Seagram Mural Sketch), 1959, oil and mixed media on canvass, gives a lecture to journalist and guest at a preview...

Scope and Contents Five Summertime Art Road Trips Follow these five art-filled itineraries for summertime road trips to far-flung museums, installations, galleries and private collections By Ellen Gamerman Updated Aug. 6, 2015 5:09 p.m. ETArt lovers, start your engines.For a trove of van Gogh paintings, take U.S. Route 7 to the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass. For a minigolf course designed by artists: Interstate 94 to the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. A James Turrell...

Scope and Contents What would you see for the first time, all over again? The critics have already weighed in. The Times asked cultural figures, as well as readers, for their choices. Read about their first encounters with "The Rite of S[ring", dinner at Momofuku and ... cat videos.Christopher Wheeldon, director and choreographer Standing alone in the Rothko Chapel in Houston when I was 22, I finally understood that abstract painting could be an emotional, even spiritual, experience. As the sun...

Scope and Contents Menil to break ground Friday on new drawing instituteBy Molly Glentzer Published 1:00 pm CDT, Thursday, March 26, 2015 2 An aerial view of the Menil Collection campus as it will look from the southeast. Construction begins in April on the extension of West Main Street, and the Menil Drawing Institute (foreground) is due to be completed in 2017. Photo: Johnston MarkleePhoto: Johnston Marklee Image 1 of 17 An aerial view of the Menil...

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Scope and Contents See the start of a movement in Menil's 'Becoming Modern' exhibit Photo of Molly Glentzer Molly Glentzer April 10, 2015 More Comments Print Paul Cézanne's "Montagne" is among works on view through June 14 in "Becoming Modern" at the Menil Collection.Paul Cézanne's "Montagne" is probably not the work that will catch your eye first in the show "Becoming Modern" at the Menil Collection. But understatement is part of its appeal.During a tour, curator Michelle White pointed...

Scope and Contents My favorite place is the Rothko Chapel. It is the Citizen Kane of chapels - a different experience every time. Sometimes transcendent, sometimes foreboding, often exhilarating, occationally tediuous, each experience is a confluence of the natural light, the other visitors -- if any -- and you own mood in the moment. That one constant: total absorption into the dark, imposing Rothko canbases. What a combination of art and architecture! I try to visit every time I'm in Houston -- it's a habit...