Meet the Alumni Who Helped Get Ellsworth Kelly’s ‘Austin’ to UT
[For an in-depth look at the story of Ellsworth Kelly’s Austin, check out “Sacred Space: Look Inside Ellsworth Kelly’s Last Work at the Blanton Museum,”...
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Sacred Space: Look Inside Ellsworth Kelly’s Last Work at the Blanton Museum
In 2015, renowned artist Ellsworth Kelly gifted his most monumental work to the Blanton Museum of Art. The soon to be open building is a chapel of joy and contemplation — and...
New Blanton Photography Exhibit Explores the Mythology of the American Road Trip
The American road trip has been eternalized in books like Kerouac’s novel, in movies like Easy Rider, and in songs like Simon and Garfunkel’s “America.”...
5 Books from the Longhorn Universe to Kick Off the New Year
American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West by Nate Blakeslee In his latest book, award-winning journalist Blakeslee, MA ’96, cinematically...
In His New Book Nate Blakeslee Chronicles the Life of a Wolf, And the Politics Surrounding Her
She is charismatic and intelligent. Fierce but merciful, she’s both a fighter and a loving mother. The focus of Nate Blakeslee’s latest nonfiction book, she...
How BookPeople Became the Center of Austin’s Literary Universe
Walking through the doors of BookPeople, near the corner of Sixth and Lamar in downtown Austin, you may be surprised at not only how a brick-and-mortar bookstore...
UT Student-Run Clinic Offers Real-World Experience in Medicine and Social Work
It’s a sweltering Sunday afternoon in August. Inside the basement of the Trinity Center in downtown Austin, students clad in scrubs and business casual attire...
Pride Alumni Network and UT Departments Band Together for Austin Pride Parade
As the sun set over the Capitol Saturday night, a sea of rainbow assembled in downtown Austin. Speakers blared Beyoncé and Lady Gaga songs as companies and organizations...
This Longhorn’s New Book Looks at How Marfa Came to Be
When minimalist artist Donald Judd moved from New York City to the sleepy desert outpost of Marfa in 1971, he paved the way for the small town’s art scene. Now...
On a Rare Expedition, UT Geoscientists Recover a Possible Energy Resource
From the helideck of the drilling vessel Helix Q4000, the horizon is a straight line that appears to go on forever, separating the ocean from a mosaic of...
