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'''''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. |
'''''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. |
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| ⚫ | In January 2015, Kelly gifted to the Blanton Museum the design concept for a {{convert|2,715|sqft}} stone building that he subsequently named ''Austin''. Kelly said that the design of the building was inspired by [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] and [[Byzantine architecture|Byzantine art]] he studied while in Paris on the [[G.I. Bill]]. Following Kelly's gift, the Blanton launched a $15 million campaign to realize the project.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |date=2015-02-05 |title=Texas Museum to Build Ellsworth Kelly Design |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/06/arts/design/texas-museum-to-build-ellsworth-kelly-design.html |
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Kelly's ''Austin'' relates to the tradition of modernist artist-commissioned buildings that includes the [[Rothko Chapel]], the [[Thanks-Giving Square]] Chapel of Thanksgiving, and [[Henri Matisse|Henri Matisse's]] [[Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence|Matisse Chapel]]. Though it was inspired by church art and architecture,<blockquote>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, Kelly’s ''Austin''—the prosaic title he gave the work—is a chapel-like form stripped of any holy narrative.<ref>{{cite web|title = Ellsworth Kelly, an Atheist, Has Built a Transcendent Church for Art in Texas | author = Rachel Corbett | date = February 20, 2018 | url = https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ellsworth-kelly-chapel-opens-texas-blanton-1227392| website = news.artnet.com}}</ref></blockquote> |
Kelly's ''Austin'' relates to the tradition of modernist artist-commissioned buildings that includes the [[Rothko Chapel]], the [[Thanks-Giving Square]] Chapel of Thanksgiving, and [[Henri Matisse|Henri Matisse's]] [[Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence|Matisse Chapel]]. Though it was inspired by church art and architecture,<blockquote>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, Kelly’s ''Austin''—the prosaic title he gave the work—is a chapel-like form stripped of any holy narrative.<ref>{{cite web|title = Ellsworth Kelly, an Atheist, Has Built a Transcendent Church for Art in Texas | author = Rachel Corbett | date = February 20, 2018 | url = https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ellsworth-kelly-chapel-opens-texas-blanton-1227392| website = news.artnet.com}}</ref></blockquote> |
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== History == |
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| ⚫ | In January 2015, Kelly gifted to the Blanton Museum the design concept for a {{convert|2,715|sqft}} stone building that he subsequently named ''Austin''. Kelly said that the design of the building was inspired by [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] and [[Byzantine architecture|Byzantine art]] he studied while in Paris on the [[G.I. Bill]]. Following Kelly's gift, the Blanton launched a $15 million campaign to realize the project.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |date=2015-02-05 |title=Texas Museum to Build Ellsworth Kelly Design |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/06/arts/design/texas-museum-to-build-ellsworth-kelly-design.html |access-date=2015-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Blanton Museum Announces Groundbreaking for Ellsworth Kelly's ''Austin'', Organizes Symposium with Leading Kelly Scholars |url=https://www.blantonmuseum.org/files/2015/PressReleases/KellyGroundbreakingRelease.pdf |publisher=[[Blanton Museum of Art]] |date=2015-09-29 |access-date=2015-10-31}}</ref> This number eventually grew to $23 million.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 7, 2017 |title=BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART RAISES $23 MILLION FOR ELLSWORTH KELLY–DESIGNED STRUCTURE |url=https://www.artforum.com/news/blanton-museum-of-art-raises-23-million-for-ellsworth-kelly-designed-structure-72815 |website=www.artforum.com}}</ref> |
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== Construction and design == |
== Construction and design == |
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[[File:Ellsworth Kelly Austin under construction taken by Steven Saylor.jpg|thumb|left|''Austin'' under construction in May, 2017; photo by [[Steven Saylor]]]]The design-build team that realized the project was Overland Partners and Linbeck Group. |
[[File:Ellsworth Kelly Austin under construction taken by Steven Saylor.jpg|thumb|left|''Austin'' under construction in May, 2017; photo by [[Steven Saylor]]]]The design-build team that realized the project was Overland Partners and Linbeck Group. |
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| Artist | Ellsworth Kelly |
| Completion date | 1 February 2018 |
| Type | Building |
| Medium | stone, glass, wood |
| Dimensions | 60 ft. x 73 ft. x 26 ft. 4 in. |
| Location | Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX |
| 30°16′54″N 97°44′16″W / 30.28170°N 97.737815°W | |
| Owner | Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas at Austin |
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.
Kelly's Austin relates to the tradition of modernist artist-commissioned buildings that includes the Rothko Chapel, the Thanks-Giving Square Chapel of Thanksgiving, and Henri Matisse's Matisse Chapel. Though it was inspired by church art and architecture,
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, Kelly’s Austin—the prosaic title he gave the work—is a chapel-like form stripped of any holy narrative.[1]
History
In January 2015, Kelly gifted to the Blanton Museum the design concept for a 2,715 square feet (252.2 m2) stone building that he subsequently named Austin. Kelly said that the design of the building was inspired by Romanesque and Byzantine art he studied while in Paris on the G.I. Bill. Following Kelly's gift, the Blanton launched a $15 million campaign to realize the project.[2][3] This number eventually grew to $23 million.[4]
The building was opened to the public February 18, 2018.[5]
A companion exhibition of Kelly's prints, sketches, and sculptures was displayed February 18 - April 29, 2018 at the Blanton to trace the evolution of four core motifs throughout his career: spectrum, black and white, color grid, and totem.
Construction and design
The design-build team that realized the project was Overland Partners and Linbeck Group.
The structure is clad with 1,569 limestone panels from Alicante, Spain. The interior stone flooring and plaza flooring is granite from Georgia, United States. The entry door is made from a native Texas live oak tree from the site of the Dell Medical School. Austin has thirty-three mouth blown glass windows fabricated by Franz Mayer & Co. of Munich, Germany installed on three walls in "color grid", "starburst" and "tumbling squares" motifs.
There are fourteen black and white marble panels on the interior walls of Austin that each measure 40" x 40". The black marble is from Belgium, and the white marble is from Carrara, Italy. Kelly experimented with a variety of composition for these simple panels, inspired by the Stations of the Cross. There is also an 18 foot tall totem in Austin's interior, which is salvaged redwood.[6]
References
- ^ Rachel Corbett (February 20, 2018). "Ellsworth Kelly, an Atheist, Has Built a Transcendent Church for Art in Texas". news.artnet.com.
- ^ Pogrebin, Robin (2015-02-05). "Texas Museum to Build Ellsworth Kelly Design". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ^ "Blanton Museum Announces Groundbreaking for Ellsworth Kelly's Austin, Organizes Symposium with Leading Kelly Scholars" (PDF) (Press release). Blanton Museum of Art. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ^ "BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART RAISES $23 MILLION FOR ELLSWORTH KELLY–DESIGNED STRUCTURE". www.artforum.com. December 7, 2017.
- ^ Barnes, Michael (2018-02-18). "Ellsworth Kelly crowns Austin with an artistic jewel". Austin American Statesman.
- ^ Ellsworth Kelly's Austin FAQs
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