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"Before joining the Moody, I had no prior experience in art whatsoever. . . But something about the gallery guide position at the Moody intrigued me. I thought that working there might help me understand art better and, through that, gain a deeper insight into myself. And I was right. . ." Read more of Rice University graduate student and Moody Gallery Guide Nathaniel Angelo Uy's wonderful post about the current exhibition on the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies blog: https://lnkd.in/gVHGHndM

Last week we had the honor of hosting the Rice University School of Humanities Campbell Lecture Series featuring Mel Chin in our Lois Chiles Studio Theater. Congrats to our Rice colleagues for a successful event! You can experience more of Chin's work at the Moody, next season. His series "Interpretation of Vision" will be included in our Spring 2025 group exhibition "Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice", opening January 24, 2025

designboom on our current exhibition Do Ho Suh: In Process Read On ??

“I think there is an intersection between art and engineering ? they both involve making, and the best engineering products and engineers share something in common with artworks and artists,” Favour Williams, a Rice University senior majoring in mechanical engineering, said. We're delighted to have this partnership with Rice University School of Engineering! Read on to learn about the first-ever art and engineering social coordinated by Lauren Cross and Erica Harris hosted at the Moody. https://lnkd.in/d7mUuRTK

Over the past several years, many institutions, including Rice University, have been reimagining the role of monuments in public life. In coordination with the display of Do Ho Suh's "Inverted Monument," at the Moody, we're co-presenting a free half-day symposium to discuss the history and future of monuments with the Rice School of Architecture and Rice Art History Department. Hear from Paul Farber Kirk Savage Jamal Cyrus Tiffany Chung Alexander Byrd W. Caleb McDaniel and Fabiola Lopez-Duran

Next week we're honored to open two remarkable works at Rice University with the artists in attendance. A new permanent work by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, the latest commission for the Rice Public Art collection, opens on Sept. 24 and the next installation in our Off the Wall series by Karyn Olivier, opens Sept. 27 Please join us to hear from the artists, learn more: https://lnkd.in/gcir_uAD Pace Gallery Tanya Bonakdar Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University

We opened "Do Ho Suh: In Process" last weekend and were honored to share the exhibition with a record number of attendees. Amber Elliott's article in the Houston Chronicle touched on the themes in Suh's work that resonate so deeply with Houstonians. https://lnkd.in/gWTzhNGB

Showcasing an internationally renowned?artist's methodologies, research, and collaborative practice for the first time in their career would be a honor, but it's even more exciting that the artist is Do Ho Suh and one of his featured collaborations includes Rice civil engineering students. Featuring materials highlighting the artist’s creative process together with?select finished works, "Do Ho Suh: In Process" (opening September 6) includes a special iteration of the artist's long-term initiative,?The Bridge Project--?which imagines a bridge connecting the artists’ homes in London, New York, and Seoul-- created by Rice students.? ? Facilitated by Kalil Erazo,?Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Civil an Environmental Engineering at Rice University, this unique project connected Suh with a team of civil engineering students - Natalie Pellette ’24, Sabrina Talghader ’24, and Wanda Yuan ’24 -?to conceive a?viable structure addressing real-world challenges such as the extremes of the oceanic environment, the structural integrity of the bridge, and the elements needed to support human life as visitors travel across the open expanse.?In a central section of the exhibition, the Moody will display the resulting student designs, together with drawings and animations by the artist.

Happy 50th to our wonderful neighbors! The Rice University - Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies shares our corner of campus and our commitment to engaging with the greater community by leveraging the University's amazing resources. Stop by and see us both at Entrance 8. Check out their fall courses ??

Inclusive, interdisciplinary arts programming has the power to foster interpersonal and intellectual connections critical to building a rewarding civic life. Often, the first step in leveraging that benefit is finding a welcoming environment where you can indulge in your creativity and feel free to explore new ideas. Summer Jam is an annual invitation to the Houston community to find that place here at the Moody.