Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains materials related to public programs during the time period, except for Awards and Colloquia which have separate series.

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Benjamin Bagby, Voice, Harp, Symphonia Norbert Rodenkirchen, Flutes, Harps Collaboration with Da Camera of Houston

From the time of Christianity’s introduction into Europe until the end of the first millennium, apocalyptic images of the End of Days and the Last Judgment were widespread, both in texts and in the visual arts. Explore the musical world of these surprising, powerful texts from circa 1000, some of which survive only as fragments.

Abstract Illumination I a new outdoor sculpture by Michael Somoroff will be on the grounds of The Rothko Chapel November 12, 2006–January 15, 2007Light is often a symbol of the divine, the spiritual. Available without discrimination to all, light contributes to our well-being. The Rothko Chapel, too, is open to all and, as an institution, serves to celebrate the divine in each of us, while advocating for the rights of all peoples. It is in this spirit that The Rothko Chapel has invited...

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Rothko Chapel Art Series

Abstract Image of the Not-Seen: Search for Understanding The Rothko Chapel Art Series Michael Somoroff and Michael Rees "Imagining the Real" Thursday, June 9, 2005, 7:30 pm Imagining the Real Michael Somoroff and Michael Rees are great friends who share an on going conversation about art, life and meaning. Their lecture at The Rothko Chapel on June 9th, 2005, is a rare opportunity to share in this very personal dialog between...

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Tour of the chapel sponsored by AIA Houston

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Lecture given by David Brauer in conjunction with the exhibit at the Menil Collection on Kazimir Malevich and the Suprematist Movement

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By Canon Dr. E. A. Carmean Jr. Lecture following Michael Somoroff’s unveiling of his sculpture: Illumination I on the Rothko Chapel grounds

Abstract Eileen Costello, Ph.D. Suggested donation $10Mark Rothko’s paintings are often described in poetic terms that include allusions to the transcendental, the sublime, the spiritual, and the tragic. Rarely considered is Rothko’s keen interest in modernist architecture and his lifelong desire to transform the nature and experience of an existing architectural space with his paintings. Art historian Eileen Costello, Ph.D., discusses the architectural nature of Rothko’s paintings and...

Abstract Harry Cooper, Ph.D. Suggested donation $10 What is the significance of Rothko’s turn to dark, expansive paintings in the 1960s? Do they realize or deny what Rothko called the “inner light” of his art? What was the different role of darkness throughout his previous work? Did Rothko intend to imbue colors like those used in the Rothko Chapel with particular meaning? Looking at both the Chapel works and related single canvases at the National Gallery of Art, Modern Art Curator Harry...