Archinect - News 2024-05-01T18:57:43-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150049412/ellsworth-kelly-s-austin-the-artist-s-final-work-and-only-building Ellsworth Kelly​’s "Austin," the artist’s final work and only building Nam Henderson 2018-02-10T13:47:00-05:00 >2019-10-17T19:26:36-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/43/431cc88b6977da54ea2c85bbbac0898b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>... not just a summation of his work&rsquo;s themes but his masterpiece, the grandest exploration of pure color and form in a seven-decade career spent testing the boundaries of both. It is also the kind of ambitious fantasy that artists rarely get to execute...</p></em><br /><br /><p>M.H. Miller writes about <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/42382/ellsworth-kelly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ellsworth Kelly</a>&rsquo;s "Austin," the artist&rsquo;s final work and only building, which opens this month at the <a href="https://archinect.com/utsoa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Texas</a>&rsquo;s Blanton Museum of Art.</p> <p><br></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/35633688/no-shades-of-gray No Shades of Gray Archinect 2012-01-24T13:54:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/53/53f9d3d52e79d06e4129de5104fac9af?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>When architect Peter Zellner first unveiled his design for the new Matthew Marks Gallery in West Hollywood, it was met with enthusiasm from the planning department and the mayor. But the city has strict design guidelines on the books: New buildings must have windows and architectural detail. The gallery was, well, an &ldquo;ice cube,&rdquo; says Zellner, and Marks was in uncharted territory, choosing to make his West Coast debut in the scruffy neighborhood between La Brea and Fairfax...</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html> https://archinect.com/news/article/22199001/an-ellsworth-kelly-facade-and-a-george-bellows-retrospective An Ellsworth Kelly Facade and a George Bellows Retrospective Paul Petrunia 2011-09-30T00:04:00-04:00 >2022-03-16T09:16:08-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6e/6ex35lrrhlyxphim.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Matthew Marks arrived at Ellsworth Kelly&rsquo;s studio in Columbia County, N.Y., last year with an architectural model of his new Los Angeles-area gallery. It was meant as both visual aid and inspiration. Mr. Marks was hoping to entice Mr. Kelly into creating something for the building&rsquo;s facade.</p></em><br /><br /><p> The NYT discusses the future West Hollywood Matthew Marks Gallery, designed by <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/102848/zellnerplus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ZELLNERPLUS</a>, with Ellsworth Kelly sculpture-embellished fa&ccedil;ade.</p> <p> Location: West Hollywood, California. 2011<br> Design Architect: <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/102848/zellnerplus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ZELLNERPLUS</a><br> Structural Engineer: Gordon Polon SE<br> MEP Engineer: Creative Engineering Group<br> General Contractor: Tyler Development Corporation</p> <p> <a href="http://www.zellnerplus.com/#2078732/Matthew-Marks-Gallery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">More info</a></p>