Scope and Contents Former Ambassador Nirupama Rao to speak on Gandhi’s influence on Dr. King in Houston on Jan. 15 By Zofeen Maqsood | January 9, 2019 "Indian Ambassador to the United States Nirupama Rao talking to the media at the Indiaspora 2013 Inaugural Ball in Washington, DC." Ambassador Nirupama RaoThe event is hosted by Rothko Chapel, as part of its annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration, in partnership with Houston’s Mahatma Gandhi Library.The face of civil...

Scope and Contents Houston launched career of complicated architect Philip Johnson He's the subject of a new biography that goes deep into personal and professional lives Photo of Diane Cowen Diane Cowen Dec. 21, 2018 Updated: Dec. 21, 2018 5:52 p.m. More Comments Print 30 1of30Houston developer Gerald Hines, left, and architect Philip Johnson are showen at a 2001 celebration of 30 years of their collaborations, at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. They collaborated on numerous buildings, including...

Scope and Contents Special Exhibition The Collection of Gray Bungalows Around the Menil Collection Is About To Be Down OneFor the past 2 weeks, workers have been gutting the gray-painted 1940s bungalow at 1408 Sul Ross St., opposite the Rothko Chapel. In some cases, they’ve chucked the removed house parts in the dumpster that’s parked in the driveway.In other cases, they’ve been saving them for reuse by stockpiling them inside:***The disappearing act is intended...

Scope and Contents Art critic Sister Wendy Beckett dies aged 88 By Press Association 2019 Sister Wendy Beckett deathSister Wendy Beckett death 0 commentSister Wendy Beckett, the Roman Catholic nun who became an unlikely television star in later life, has died aged 88.Sister Wendy found unexpected fame in the 1990s presenting a series of popular art programmes for the BBC.According to her publicist, Sister Wendy died from “a combination of old age and health...

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Scope and Contents A New Way of Seeing Art By Richard Barons | December 27, 2018 - 11:04am William Middleton Tim Walker“Double Vision” William Middleton Knopf, $40It is hard to imagine a time when works by artists like Max Ernst or Joseph Cornell were seen as inscrutable. Magritte is now a 20th-century old master, as is Andy Warhol. And while Cy Twombly, Mark Rothko, Yves Klein, and Robert Rauschenberg along with Clyfford Still may continue to befuddle an uninitiated museum visitor,...

Scope and Contents Restoring Rothko Chapel, Renovating Houston Campus In $30M Multi-Phase Project Cynthia Lescalleet Cynthia Lescalleet Contributor Real Estate I profile intriguing real estate projects in and around Houston.An oasis for the intellect and the spirit, Rothko Chapel in Houston will begin a restoration and renovation project in March 2019.Courtesy of Rothko Chapel, Photo by Runway ProductionsRothko Chapel in Houston is open every day and open to all, but come March 2019,...

Scope and Contents Missing the Point Posted on December 30, 2018 The day after Christmas, I sat in a dark room staring at 14 large canvases painted in deep purples and blacks, hung in an octagonal building known as the Rothko Chapel.I grew aware of this chapel because of a poem by Jesse Bertron in Ruminate magazine titled “Outside the Rothko Chapel, Where Big John’s Eyes Appeared upon the Canvas on the Eastern Wall.” It was one of the best poems I read this year. The speaker talks about...

Scope and Contents Family Fun: MLK Day celebrations, Houston Auto Show Updated 7:35 am CST, Thursday, January 17, 2019 The 2019 edition of Houston Auto Show opens on Wednesday at the NRG Center. Photo: Courtesy PhotoPhoto: Courtesy Photo Image 1 of 7The 2019 edition of Houston Auto Show opens on Wednesday at the NRG Center.Bilingual exhibit is designed to introduce biology-based science to the public and inspire future scientists and science-lab leaders in the...

Scope and Contents 7 festive and inspirational celebrations for MLK Day 2019 in Houston By Craig D. Lindsey Jan 18, 2019, 2:40 pm 10 4 Rothko Chapel Visit Rothko Chapel for a reverent tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo courtesy of Rothko ChapelWhile some may see Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a break from work or school, for many, it's a time to honor and salute the slain preacher/activist and all the work he put in during the civil rights movement.Many organizations will...