Art opening: James Turrell: The Light Inside

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

06.09.13

Concentrating on the museum's extraordinary collection of work by American artist James Turrell (born 1943), this retrospective makes many of the artist's installations accessible to the pu

Hometown Glory

Houston wonder named one of the best buildings of 2012: Architect fanatics catch Twilight fever

By Whitney Radley

12.20.12 | 12:33 pm

A visit to Houston is sometimes a hard sell for out-of-town friends, but I have devised a go-to itinerary that highlights the city's merits: Meals out at a couple of hit restaura ...

lines and signs

Mods rejoice: MFAH exhibit explores Latin America's unique take on 20th-century abstraction

By Tyler Rudick

10.21.12 | 4:07 pm

Lovers of mid-century design buffs will be over the moon the moment they step into Constructed Dialogues — a new 60-piece exploration of Latin American constructivist art on vi ...

Light leak

Too much light on the subject? Rice University reduces glare on James Turrell's skyspace

By Whitney Radley

10.09.12 | 1:04 pm

James Turrell's Twilight Epiphany skyspace on the Rice University campus has had an unexpected adversary this semester: Lights from the university's intramural fields, which have ...

starts saturday

ArtHouston offers over 35 major exhibits to recharge to summer cultural scene

By Tyler Rudick

07.13.12 | 10:30 am

Since the late 1970s, ArtHouston has brought a spark to the sluggish summer art scene with a coordinated barrage of fresh exhibits from the city's top galleries. This year's festival kicks ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Star struck: James Turrell's Rice skyspace draws sellout crowd that overflows to the lawn

By Shelby Hodge

06.15.12 | 3:24 pm

With a standing-room-only turnout, James Turrell's Twighlight Epiphany skyspace on the Rice University campus officially opened Thursday night on a comfortable, breezy evening that could not ha ...

all along the watchtower

From the observation deck: A sneak peek at artist James Turrell's mysterious new light installation at Rice University

By Tyler Rudick

06.03.12 | 4:00 pm

Well, it's totally true. The sky really does change color in James Turrell's new Twilight Epiphany skyspace at Rice University. During a preview of the installation’s much-anticip ...

The Arthropologist

Here's the perfect Mother's Day gift for any mom: Treat her to an "artful" event

By Nancy Wozny

05.10.12 | 8:06 am

Sons and daughters, put down that corsage. Forget brunch reservations. Let's take la momma to see some art. There's a bevy of artful adventures for a mom to love this weekend. Trust me, I h ...

Shelby's Social Diary

James Turrell dinner salute solidifies bond between Rice & Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

By Shelby Hodge

05.09.12 | 11:15 am

Among the various celebrations over the weekend of James Turrell's Skyspace at Rice University, none was more moving or perhaps more meaningful than the Saturday night intimate dinner at the Mu ...

changing the color of the sky

Seeing is believing: James Turrell reveals the secrets of his mind-bending Skyspace at Rice

By Tyler Rudick

05.06.12 | 12:18 am

"It's funny, I actually planned a skyspace at Rice with Dominique de Menil back in 1978," artist James Turrell told CultureMap during a Saturday brunch celebrating the opening of the ...