Product details

Art.No:

98099

Author / Artist:

Rothko, Mark - Barnes, Susan J.

Title:

Subtitles / Reproduction:

Keyword:

Kunst - Monographien, Kunst - 20 Jht. nach 1945

Binding / Picture Size:

Brosch.

Publisher:

Menil Foundation

Place of publishing:

Texas

Year of publication:

1989

Book Details / Size:

Kl.4°, 126 S., zahlr. Abb.

Condition:

Tadellos.

Description:

The Rothko Chapel is a non-denominational chapel in Houston, Texas, founded by John and Dominique de Menil. The interior serves not only as a chapel, but also as a major work of modern art: on its walls are fourteen paintings by Mark Rothko in varying hues of black. The shape of the building—an octagon inscribed in a Greek cross—and the design of the chapel were largely influenced by the artist. The chapel sits two miles southwest of downtown in the Montrose neighborhood, situated between the building housing the Menil Collection and the Chapel of Saint Basil on the campus of the University of Saint Thomas. Susan J. Barnes states "The Rothko Chapel...became the world's first broadly ecumenical center, a holy place open to all religions and belonging to none. It became a center for international cultural, religious, and philosophical exchanges, for colloquia and performances. And it became a place of private prayer for individuals of all faiths".