Good grief! On top of the announcement that the Menil Collection will be closed for eight months, beginning February 26, for repairs and a general spiffing up, now it has…
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The Menil Collection unveiled plans for its new freestanding drawing institute on Wednesday and the reviews are starting to come in. One might think that Culturemap Houston’s hometown familiarity with…
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Menil Director Josef Helfenstein has announced the appointment of Allegra Pesenti as chief curator of the Menil Drawing Institute. She will head the development of the first freestanding facility in…
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Menil Picks Drawing Institute Architect: Johnson Marklee Solution Light-Filled (But Not Too Much)
Culturemap‘s Tyler Rudick reports on the selection of Los Angeles architects Johnson Marklee as the designers for the new Drawing Institute and Study Center on the Menil Campus in Houston.…
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Paintings are to be enjoyed, but drawings are to be studied: NY’s Morgan Library & Museum is starting its own Drawing Institute, and will partner with the Menil Collection and…
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From the Menil Drawing Institute: “The Menil Drawing Institute’s Wall Drawing Series presents Smudge, 1968/2022, a new blue powder pigment drawing by Conceptual American artist Mel Bochner (b. 1940). Bochner once wrote…
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From the Menil Drawing Institute: “The youngest and most erudite of the Abstract Expressionists, Robert Motherwell (1915–1991) created a remarkable body of drawings in a wide range of techniques and…
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When a small work is good, it packs a disproportionate punch: while it can be easy for a big piece to awe you from across the room, the ability for a tiny artwork to have the same effect is rare.
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From the Menil Collection: “The Menil Collection is pleased to present Spatial Awareness: Drawings from the Permanent Collection, a thematic exhibition which will bring together a diverse group of 30…
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From the Menil Collection: “Artist Marcia Kure (b. 1970) has been commissioned to create the third of an ongoing series of ephemeral wall drawings in the entry space of the…
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“It’s a century where artists think very deeply about what drawing is as a concept, but also about materials and how to use them.”
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The Menil Drawing Institute is pleased to announce a virtual symposium on Italian Drawings from the Twentieth Century from April 7–9, 2021. The three-day online series on modern Italian drawings…
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To register for the online artist talk with Ken Lum on August 18, 2021, go here. From the Menil: “Dream Monuments presents drawings that challenge the conventional idea of the…
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To register for the conversation with Rick Lower and Alex Jen, go here. “New Paintings & Drawings, an exhibition of recent work by Artist Rick Lowe, the ALH 2020 Texas…
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To register for the online symposium from April 7-9, go here, here and here. “Silent Revolutions: Italian Drawings from the Twentieth Century, the first large-scale survey of twentieth-century Italian drawings…
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As with other Texas museums that have reopened, the Menil will require face masks for all visitors, and reservations ahead of your visit.
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In Dialogue is an ongoing public program organized by the Menil Collection, and live streamed on this page as well as their Youtube channel. “Independent curator and critic Lilly Wei…
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Think of Them as Spaces: Brice Marden’s Drawings is an exploration of the artist’s draftsmanship and the catalytic role the medium plays within his practice. In a 1979 written statement, Marden…
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“The public is invited to a book launch celebrating the Menil’s new publication, “Drawing Is Everything: Founding Gifts of the Menil Drawing Institute.” There will be remarks at 6 p.m.…
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A solo exhibition featuring historic drawings by Jean-Jacques Lequeu. “Co-organized by the Petit Palais, Paris, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the exhibition in Houston is co-curated by the Menil…