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Mar 5, 2018 · The late artist Ellsworth Kelly’s first and last work of architecture, the Austin Chapel, has been completed by the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas. Coinciding with the opening of ‘Form Into Spirit: Ellsworth Kelly’s Austin’ — a new exhibition exploring the iconic artist’s oeuvre — the Blanton Museum unveiled the finished ...
Feb 20, 2018 · Photo by Rachel Corbett. Kelly was a lifelong atheist. When he set out to create his own version of a chapel, he omitted explicit religious imagery and chose not to have it consecrated. In the end ...
Feb 8, 2018 · Inside Ellsworth Kelly’s “Austin” A play of light and pattern in the artist's last work, a colored-glass-filled chapel in Austin, Tex.
Feb 24, 2018 · The Artist Ellsworth Kelly’s New $23-Million Chapel Is Bringing Some Atheism to Texas. The conservative state is become something of a destination for artist-designed, determinedly...
Austin is an immersive work of art and architecture designed by artist Ellsworth Kelly and built on the grounds of the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas, USA. The building is a permanent installation and part of the museum's permanent collection.
Envisioned by Kelly as a site for joy and contemplation, Austin is a cornerstone of the Blanton’s permanent collection and will enrich the lives of visitors from around the world. May 31, 2023 declared Ellsworth Kelly Day!
Feb 22, 2018 · Ellsworth Kelly’s "chapel" of colored light is realized at UT Austin. By Jonathan Hilburg • February 22, 2018 • Architecture, Art, News, Southwest. The Blanton Museum of Art at The...
Mar 4, 2018 · The secular chapel is located outside Blanton Museum of Art inside the University of Texas at Austin campus. According to Carter Foster, Deputy Director, Curatorial Affairs, Bla ...more. Artist...
Dec 16, 2023 · Austin measures 60 ft. by 73 ft. by 26 ft. 4 in. and features black and white marble panels, a redwood totem and colored glass windows. The installation, like most of Kelly’s monumental works, focuses on pure form and color.
Feb 11, 2015 · Take a look inside Ellsworth Kelly's new 'chapel'. 91-year-old artist is making a 'spiritually inspired' installation within the grounds of the University of Texas. If there’s any painter whose work is closely akin to architecture, it is Ellsworth Kelly.
