Scope and Contents he Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas Gallery Building, Texan Architecture, Design, Pictures The Rothko Chapel in HoustonFeb 12, 2020 The Rothko ChapelDesign: Architecture Research OfficeLocation: Houston, Texas, USARothko Chapel Houston Texas photo © Architecture Research OfficeThe Rothko Chapel, one of the world’s most celebrated sacred spaces, will reopen in June, after undergoing a comprehensive restoration as part of the first...

Scope and Contents Art Industry News: Meet the American Banker Who Just Bought Banksy’s $1.6 Million Brexit-Themed Work at Sotheby’s + Other StoriesPlus, MoMA acquires an important trove of Gordon Parks photographs and police question the widow of a gallery owner in the case of a stolen Klimt.Artnet News, February 12, 2020 Banksy, Vote to Love (2018). Courtesy of Sotheby's Images Ltd. Banksy, Vote to Love (2018). Courtesy of Sotheby's Images Ltd.Art Industry News is a daily...

Scope and Contents February 11, 2020 at 1:22pm Rothko Chapel in Houston to Reopen in JuneThe Rothko Chapel—the interfaith sanctuary in Houston, Texas, where art, spiritual contemplation, and social justice meet—has announced that it will reopen following a $30 million restoration in June. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the chapel, which was commissioned by John and Dominique de Menil, houses fourteen monumental canvases by Mark Rothko. Since its dedication in 1971, it has...

Scope and Contents Prospect New Orleans Appoints Two New Board Members Prospect New Orleans, which will open its Prospect.5 triennial on October 24, has added New Orleans–based artist Dawn DeDeaux and Arthur Lewis, creative director of UTA Fine Arts and UTA Artist Space in Los Angeles, to its board. A retrospective of DeDeaux’s work will open at the New Orleans Museum of Art in October 2020, and Lewis also sits on the board of the Hammer Museum and serves as an adviser to the New Orleans African American...

Scope and Contents Rothko Chapel Will Reopen in JuneThe Houston chapel, which features 14 works by painter Mark Rothko, has been closed since March of last year for renovations and to expand its campus. Sarah Rose SharpFebruary 11, 2020 Shares5.6k Popular Over 150,000 Botanical Illustrations Enter the Public Domain Suffering From Lower Back Pain While Visiting a Museum? You're Not Alone Your Concise New York Art Guide for Spring 2020 Uniquely Cinematic Shot of Mice Fight...

Scope and Contents Goin’ to the chapel The Rothko Is Getting a $30 Million Revamp The beloved chapel gets a facelift.By Emma Schkloven 3/2/2020 at 12:00am Published in the March 2020 issue of Houstonia AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to Facebook 335Share to TwitterShare to PinterestShare to RedditShare to SMSShare to EmailShare to PrintRendering of the north campus path into the new Plaza at Rothko Chapel.Image: Courtesy of Architecture Research OfficeSINCE THE...

Scope and Contents How the Rothko Chapel Creates Spiritual SpaceFourteen colossal black paintings by the modern artist Mark Rothko are installed in an octagonal room in Texas. Visitors say the chapel brings them peace. Inside the Rothko Chapel Inside the Rothko Chapel via Flickr By: Allison C. Meier March 2, 2020 4 minutes Share Tweet Email PrintA nondescript brick building in Houston, Texas, houses one of the twentieth century’s boldest reimaginings of spiritual space. Entering through...

Scope and Contents A driving and walking tour of Houston’s sculptures for our social-distancing age Photo of Andrew Dansby Andrew Dansby April 9, 2020 Updated: April 9, 2020 1:50 p.m. Comments 10 "Synchronicity of Color," an installation by Austin artist Margo Sawyer, turns a stairwell to a parking garage into a giant showpiece at Discovery Green. 1of10"Synchronicity of Color," an installation by Austin artist Margo Sawyer, turns a stairwell to a parking garage into a giant showpiece at Discovery Green.Photo:...

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Collected because her estate directed donations in Chris' memory to the Rothko Chapel. She has no known specific connection to the chapel, but her history of human rights support as described in the obituary may provide the reason.

Scope and Contents Ahead of reopening to the public in July, the newly renovated Rothko Chapel will host its biennial Oscar Romero Award ceremony to honor courageous, grassroots human rights advocates. Only executive director David Leslie and Myokei Caine-Barrett Shonin, the resident priest of Houston's Myoken-ji Temple, will be there physically. The recipients, all focused on climate justice, will dial in for the livestreamed event: German Chirinos is fighting to save community access to water and formerly...