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Welcome to the Menil Drawing Institute
What is it like to study, care for, display, and properly store drawings inside a building dedicated to the medium? In this video, hear from staff about their work in the Menil Drawing Institute and its impact on the Houston community and beyond.
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We are pleased to present the new Menil publication, An exploration of Brice Marden’s draftsmanship and the catalytic role the medium of drawing plays in his larger oeuvre. Published to accompany his exhibition of drawings that opens this evening @menildrawinginstitute.
In 1979, Brice Marden (b. 1938) asked that his drawings be thought of “as … Read more
Video: Artist Talk: Jorinde Voigt
In conjunction with Wall Drawing Series: Jorinde Voigt, Berlin-based artist Jorinde Voigt delivers an Artist Talk in which she details her process of creating her site-specific work for the Menil Drawing Institute, Vertical (2019). Watch the entire talk on our YouTube channel.
From the Houston Chronicle
“Rarely does a museum show come along that feels revelatory yet also mysterious. Fittingly, art from Down Under puts the topsy-turvy on expectations.” Read the Houston Chronicle review of Mapa Wiya (Your Map’s Not Needed): Australian Aboriginal Art from the Fondation Opale on view through February 2, 2020.
