"Mark Rothko"

An exhibition of more than 50 paintings that trace the career of Mark Rothko. The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this exhibition, which has been organized by MFAH…

Harry Cooper, Ph.D., Modern Art Curator at the National Gallery of Art, examines Rothko’s turn to dark, expansive paintings in the 1960s and the role of darkness in his previous…

Art Historian Eileen Costello, Ph.D. shares insights into Rothko’s desire to create a distinct space to house his site-specific paintings. She discusses the architectural nature of Rothko’s paintings and how…

For the  Rothko Chapel’s 40th anniversary, the Menil Collection presents Thomas E. Crow, Professor of Modern Art at New York University,  a contributing editor of Artforum, co-editor of the book…

The Rothko Chapel has announced that it will reopen to the public on Tuesday, December 17, following a five-month closure due to damage from Hurricane Beryl.

The Rothko Chapel’s Board of Directors has announced that longtime Executive Director David Leslie will retire in June 2025.

The Rothko Chapel in Houston has announced that it will remain closed to the public for an indefinite period of time due to damage sustained from Hurricane Beryl last month.

The Rothko Chapel in Houston has broken ground on Phase 2 of its long-term campus development project, which is expected to be completed in 2026.

Glasstire is pleased to announce the launch of a new project by San Antonio-based artist Mark Menjivar.

For registration to this online event, go here. From Architecture Center Houston: “Join ArCH and architectural historian Stephen Fox for a conversation on the history of the Rothko Chapel and…

To register for this livestream event, go here. “Join the Rothko Chapel for a livestream lecture and conversation with art historian Sheldon Nodelman and Christopher Rothko. In 1997, Sheldon Nodelman…

The live webinar is free and open to the public. It will be streamed on Sotheby’s website today, February 4th, at 12:30pm CST.

After extensive renovations, the Chapel is slated to reopen sometime this fall.

The award's 2020 focus on climate justice is echoed in the works of this year's honorees.

Since 1986 the Rothko Chapel has given the award to human rights activists who often work under extraordinary circumstances in the advancement of human rights.

Envisioned as the gateway to the expanded campus, a new Visitor Welcome House, just North of the Chapel, will also open in March.

Though the Chapel's original design included a large skylight, the Texas sun was too intense for the building.

Beginning on March 4, 2019, Houston's Rothko Chapel will be temporarily closed while improvements, upgrades, and new constructions are added to the building and its campus.

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 —…