Blanton Museum of Art to Honor Robert Wilson
BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART ANNOUNCES 2011 GALA – Gala Lumiere: Honoring the Sublime Vision of Robert Wilson – January 29 Event to Honor Internationally Recognized Artist, Texas Native, Robert Wilson
The Blanton Museum of Art is pleased to announce the 2011 Blanton Gala to be held on Saturday, January 29, honoring internationally acclaimed artist, Robert Wilson, a native of Waco, Texas, and former University of Texas at Austin student.
Co-chaired by Janet Allen (Austin), Kelli Blanton (Houston), and Jeanne Klein (Austin), the biennial black-tie event provides essential operating support for The Blanton, which brings to the Austin and university communities a wide range of outstanding exhibitions and extensive programming for students, adults, and children of all ages.
Wilson remarked, “I am thrilled and humbled to receive an honor such as this from The University of Texas and The Blanton, an institution so passionate about and dedicated to the visual arts. The museum continues to inspire students and the Austin community alike. This will be a very special homecoming for me.”
Wilson’s multi-faceted artistic explorations include everything from fine art installations and furniture design, to theatrical direction and scenic design. His drawings, designs, and installations have been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. Major artistic collaborations include the seminal Einstein on the Beach with Philip Glass, and The Black Rider and Alice with Tom Waits.
Among his numerous awards and honors, Wilson has received an Obie award for direction, the Golden Lion for sculpture from the Venice Biennale, the third-ever Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize for Lifetime Achievement, two Guggenheim Fellowship awards, the Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship award, and a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama.
Of Wilson’s artistic career, writer Susan Sontag remarked, “it has the signature of a major artistic creation. I can’t think of any body of work as large or as influential.”
ABOUT THE BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART
The Blanton’s collection comprises over 17,000 works of art in a variety of mediums, with particular depth in Western European art from the fourteenth through twentieth centuries and modern and contemporary art of the Americas.
The museum enriches and transforms the lives of learners of all ages by providing inspiring and relevant experiences with original works of art. Through the collecting of art, preserving it in optimal conditions, and creatively displaying and interpreting these objects, The Blanton serves as an intellectual and social portal connecting the university and the rest of the world through visual art and culture.
Located at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Congress Avenue in downtown Austin, the museum is open Tuesday – Friday from 10-5, Saturday from 11-5, and Sunday from 1-5. Thursday is free admission day and the museum is open until 9 PM on the Third Thursday of each month. Admission is free to members, all current UT ID-holders, and children under 12, and is $9 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for college students with ID, and $5 for youth (13-25). For information call (512) 471-7324 or visit www.blantonmuseum.org
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