Colin Hunt s debut solo exhibition with Hirschl & Adler Modern opens in New York artdaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from artdaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
David Zwirner opens an exhibition of works by William Eggleston and John McCracken
Installation view, William Eggleston and John McCracken: True Stories, David Zwirner, New York, March 9 April 24, 2021. Courtesy David Zwirner.
NEW YORK, NY
.-David Zwirner is presenting an exhibition of works by William Eggleston and John McCrackenthe first time these two iconic American artists have been featured together. On view at the gallerys East 69th Street location in New York, True Stories places Eggleston and McCracken into dialogue around their expressive use of color and light, and their distinct versions of American vernacular culture.
Born within five years of one anotherMcCracken in Berkeley, California, in 1934, and Eggleston in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1939the two artists came of age outside of the dominant centers of the art world, internalizing the spaces and light of the American West and South. Working in sculpture and photography, respectively, each would go on to
Free & low-cost family fun for Spring Break in Houston area
Free and low-cost options for Spring Break
Due to the economic crisis brought on by the pandemic, money is tight for many families as we head into Spring Break. So Sullivan s Smart Sense offers some free and low-cost options.
HOUSTON - Spring Break is next week for Houston ISD, Katy ISD, and many other school districts in southeast Texas.
Whether you want to take your family out into nature, to learn in a museum, or take a virtual adventure, you have many free and low-cost options.
Lone Star Flight Museum lets kids fly back in time to learn about the history of aviation. On March 18, general admission is just 5 bucks.
Editorial: At 50 years old, Rothko Chapel still mystifies and reveals Houston
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Interior of the Rothko Chapel with new skylight. The chapel reopened after a 18-month renovation in Oct. 2020. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in February 2021. Photo courtesy of the Rothko Chapel.Paul Hester, Photographer
When you first enter the Rothko Chapel, the 14 nearly black paintings hung in the octagonal room are mystifying. It’s dark, quiet and somber. What is the point? What kind of chapel has no cross or candles or altar?
That mystery is worth experiencing in person. The chapel, which turned 50 last weekend, was born at a time of turmoil the Vietnam War, protests for racial justice, political division that is all too familiar today. If you have ever wondered how Houston manages to hold itself together with its bubbling stew of peoples, the Rothko is one answer.
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston reopens for the first time since March 2020 By Amber Elliott, Staff writer
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston director Hesse McGraw didn’t underplay how emotional reopening would be. CAMH’s doors had been closed to the public since March 15. Visitors first returned on Feb. 25, nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic forced most art institutions to shut down.
“It’s been really difficult and challenging for many of our staff,” he admitted. “We’ve tried to really stabilize as much as we could. But this opportunity to reopen… it feels quite extraordinary. It’s something that our entire team has waited for.”