Art

Topping out ceremony marks progress on Rice’s Sarofim Hall

Rice celebrated the topping out of Susan and Fayez Sarofim Hall, a new visual arts building, Nov. 12.

Rice students illustrate campus life in new French comics course

When Rice’s Julie Fette was brainstorming for fall 2024 courses in the Department of Modern and Classical Literatures and Cultures, one of the ideas she landed on was French Comics (FREN 322).

Renowned conceptual artist Mel Chin to headline Rice’s Campbell Lecture Series

Mel Chin, an internationally acclaimed conceptual artist and MacArthur Fellow, will bring his thought-provoking perspective to Rice’s Campbell Lecture Series Nov. 12-13.

Artists, scholars and community leaders gather at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts to reimagine monuments on campus and beyond

The Oct. 18 “Monuments Symposium” at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts provided a dynamic platform for discussions about the evolving role of monuments in contemporary society.

Moody Center for the Arts named city’s best free museum by Houston Press

Houston Press selected the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice the Best Free Museum in Houston in its Best of Houston® 2024.

Rice's new ‘forward-thinking’ art installation highlights climate change through voices of activists, scholars and scientists

Rice’s O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science now houses an immersive public art installation titled “Climate Parliament,” a thought-provoking work by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.

‘We all carry stories with us’: New Moody Project Wall installation reflects evolution of storytelling

On a series of September Saturdays, the Flex Studio at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts buzzed with creative energy.

New Tent Series installations spark reflection on space, memory and social engagement

The installation of new temporary artwork in the Moody Center for the Arts’ Tent Series presents an intriguing dialogue between architecture, social engagement and narrative form.

Artist’s visionary collaboration bridges art and civil engineering at Rice

The Moody Center for the Arts at Rice launches its fall 2024 season with “Do Ho Suh: In Process,” an exhibition that takes visitors inside the artist’s studio, highlighting his unique collaborative practice that often blends art and engineering.

Unlearning Paris offers new perspectives on iconic city

This summer, Rice brought back the innovative Unlearning Paris course at its Paris Center, providing students an opportunity to deconstruct and critically analyze the historic city of Paris.

‘The surviving shards’: Donation preserves comic art at Rice

Rice’s Comic Art Teaching and Study Workshop has received a significant donation of original comic art, enhancing its already sizable collection.

Moody Center’s ‘Resonant Earth’ explores humanity’s entangled relationship with the land through art

“Resonant Earth: Contemporary Perspectives on Land and Body” is a new exhibition at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts that challenges viewers to reevaluate their relationship with the land.

Rice art professor leverages Paris Center for exploration of French graphic novels

When Christopher Sperandio saw Rice Global’s call for courses at its Paris Center, he knew exactly what he wanted to teach.

Rice student art showcased at 60th International Art Exhibition in Venice

A showcase of art from Rice University is on display in Venice, Italy, during the prestigious Venice Biennale, offering a glimpse into the innovative and collaborative work of students and visiting artists.

Moody-commissioned performance fuses dance and art at Rice’s Skyspace

Blending movement and public art, New York-based choreographers Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener transported audiences into a realm of sensory exploration with their site-specific dance performance ZENITH.