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MUSEUM DISTRICT
HIGHLIGHTS
Illustration by German Arellano
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HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE
Message in a Bottle MOODY CENTER FOR THE ARTS/RICE UNIVERSITY
Josiah McElheny: Island Universe HOUSTON MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
Christopher Knowles: In a Word
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Throughout history, the message in a bot-
tle phenomenon makes many appearances;
Greek water current studies, Japanese epics,
Poe, Dickens and the rock band, The Police.
This exhibit continues the tradition, captur-
ing the zeitgeist of the message in a bottle
through American eyes. No single artist is
featured, but the personal voices of everyday
Americans are on display in this rare collec-
tion of messages found in bottles along the
Mississippi River and other U.S. rivers. Island Universe is a monumental installation
of five hanging sculptures inspired by the
multiverse scenario of eternal inflation, an
extension of the big bang theory. Made of
chromed metal, transparent handblown glass,
and light, the structures are modeled on an
iconic mid-century design object: the chande-
liers of the Metropolitan Opera in New York
made by J. & L. Lobmeyr in Vienna in 1965.
Each sculpture pictures a different potential
universe where their spheres represent clusters
of galaxies and their lights evoke quasars – the
brightest objects in the universe – all carefully
placed according to measurements marking
the history of time. The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is
pleased to present Christopher Knowles: In a
Word. Christopher Knowles is regarded as
a poet and painter, yet his output is broader
than this suggests. This exhibition, his most
comprehensive to date, spans many mediums
– text, sound, painting, drawing, sculpture,
and performance – including pieces mad e in
collaboration with esteemed theater director
Robert Wilson.
Through May 13.
Through June 2.
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Monument
Through March 25.
1. HOUSTON CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 8. CZECH CENTER MUSEUM 15. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF HOUSTON
2. THE ROTHKO CHAPEL 9. HOUSTON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE 16. THE HEALTH MUSEUM
3. THE MENIL COLLECTION 10. ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS CENTER 17. HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE
4. DIVERSEWORKS 11. HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON 18. RICE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY
5. BUFFALO SOLDIERS NATIONAL MUSEUM 12. THE JUNG CENTER OF HOUSTON 19. HOUSTON ZOO
6. HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT 13. CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM HOUSTON 7. LAWNDALE ART CENTER 14. THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON
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