One of the speakers at the ARLIS conference session "Sacred Modern: The
Menil Style" mentioned a book that would be of interest to many of our
members. Here is the citation that I promised to post.
Sanctuary: The Spirit In/Of Architecture, edited by Kim Shkapich and
Susan de Menil. Houston: Byzantine Fresco Foundation, 2004. (ISBN
09752615-0-9)
Available from the Menil Bookstore for $29.95. Phone: 713-535-3180
(Wed.-Sun.)
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The book explores the architecture and presentation of art in the Rothko
Chapel, the Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum, and the Menil Collection.
It includes excerpts from letters and speeches by John and Dominique de
Menil, as well as short essays by a variety of authors, including the
speaker at our ARLIS session, Rafael Longoria, and our "Sanctuaries"
tour guide, Nora Laos.
Margaret Culbertson
Director, Hirsch Library
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
P.O. Box 6826
Houston, Texas 77265-6826
telephone: 713-639-7326
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