Scope and Contents A couple of days after the orgiastic excesses of the Met Ball (who knew Catholicism could feel so sinful?), celebrating the launch of Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Artworld Avatars Dominique and John de Menil felt like a return to a chicer, more genteel era. The de Menils, who put their hometown of Houston on the art map with the world-famous nondenominational Rothko Chapel they commissioned in 1964, were among the most serious art patrons and collectors of the 20th century. In their...

Scope and Contents Local museums entertain, educateBy Ana Khan Published 4:09 pm, Wednesday, May 9, 2018 A view of the gallery featuring works by Lien Truong in the exhibition "in(di)visible" at the Station Museum of Contemporary Art. Photo: Michael StravatoPhoto: Michael Stravato Image 1 of 10 A view of the gallery featuring works by Lien Truong in the exhibition "in(di)visible" at the Station Museum of Contemporary Art.1940 Air Terminal Museum...

Scope and Contents The Transart Foundation for Art and Anthropology merges two fields not often associated with one another, supporting experimental work at the intersection of art and anthropology. Previously a nomadic space, the multidisciplinary institution recently found a permanent home in Houston, Texas, in a new building designed by the budding, semi-local firm Schaum/Shieh. Founded by Troy Schaum and Rosalyne Shieh, the studio is based out of Houston and New York City. Known for their surprising forms...

Scope and Contents It's easy to think you know Texas—the word is shorthand for longhorns, cowboy boots, dusty trails, and a certain Southern charm. And, to an extent, it's all true: People in Houston do wear large hats sometimes, and few non-Texans can match their ability to rock cowboy boots in business meetings. But in a city whose top industries include energy, aerospace, and medical science, the Lone Star tropes only get you so far. Yes, there will be Tex-Mex and pearl snap shirts. But there will also be...

Scope and Contents Last Friday, May 18, Houston’s Rothko Chapel was vandalized by an unknown person, reports Allyn West of the Houston Chronicle. Physical damage to the chapel and its surrounding grounds was limited — according to David Leslie, the chapel’s executive director, white paint was spilled around the chapel and in the reflection pool in which Barnett Newman’s Broken Obelisk is installed. In addition to the paint, however, an individual had scatted handbills around the chapel’s grounds that read...

Scope and Contents A light so heavy a white so wrong prowl the chapel piss on the lawn leave your manifesto five words scrawled what is it ok to be it’s ok to be small we must forgive you but we will fight it’s ok to be wrong it’s better to be right do not come here again at dark at rest anything worth saying should be said as our guest.Houston’s Rothko Chapel vandalized with paint, handbills: ‘It’s okay to be white’ — May 21, 2018“Part of our response is to keep on doing what we do...

Scope and Contents The Rothko Chapel — an inclusive space for prayer, meditation and introspection located near the Menil Collection in Montrose — was the target of what executive director David Leslie describes as a "hate incident" early Friday morning.According to Leslie, white paint was spilled near the Chapel's entrance and in the reflection pool surrounding the Barnett Newman sculpture, "The Broken Obelisk," which is dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr. Leslie also describes "handbills" strewn...

Scope and Contents Rothko Chapel has always been a sacred sanctuary in Houston, a place for solitude, prayer and introspection. A vandal (or group of vandals) set out to destroy the stillness and quiet with an act of hatred.At roughly 5:30 last Friday morning, security from the Menil Collection discovered splashes of white paint by Rothko Chapel’s entrance and by the reflecting pool around “The Broken Obelisk,” a beloved Barnett Newman sculpture dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr.But...

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Houston’s Rothko Chapel Is the Victim of a “Hate Incident” – The fabled chapel, a nondenominational venue that the Abstract Expressionist created for prayer and meditation, was vandalized on Friday. White paint was spilled at the entrance and in the pool around Barnett Newman’s sculpture dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr., while flyers were strewn about that read, “It’s okay to be white.” (Houston Chronicle)

Scope and Contents News - 22 May 2018 Andy Warhol-Founded Interview Magazine Folds After Nearly Five Decades 3 minutesIn further news: white supremacist vandals attack Rothko Chapel; Israeli minister bans art produced in solidarity with Palestinian victimsJustin Bieber on the cover of Interview magazine, 2015. Courtesy: Interview magazine Justin Bieber on the cover of Interview magazine, 2015. Courtesy: Interview magazineJustin Bieber on the cover of Interview magazine,...