Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

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The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is a museum in Houston, Texas in the United States. It is a museum without their own collections ( non- collecting museum ) and a non-profit organization.

History of the Museum

The museum was founded in 1948 by a group of Houston's citizens, among them Walter Farmer, who in 1945 was responsible for ensuring that works of art as defeated Germany by the U.S. troops. The aim of the foundation was ancient art to show the citizens of the city and to demonstrate the role of the arts in modern life. The first exhibitions were held at various locations within Houston, including the Museum of Fine Arts.

The success of the first exhibitions meant that in 1950 a small, fully Rapporteur museum building could be erected. In addition to artists of classical European modernism works by John Biggers and his students from the just developing Texas Negro College, now Texas Southern University were shown. In 1957 the museum previously operated by volunteers had to take professional help. In the 1960s, among other things, an exhibition of works by Robert Rauschenberg was a great success.

The continued success of the museum made ​​a new building necessary. This designed by architect Gunnar Birkerts building was used from 1972. Since that time, both works by internationally renowned artists, such as the Englishman Tony Cragg, as well as artists from the USA, among others, Richard Long, has been shown in the museum. 1997 a thorough renovation of the museum.

Publications

• Paola Morsiani include: Wishing for Synchronicity: Pipilotti Rist. Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern 2007, ISBN 978-3-7757-2006-9. english version: Wishing for Synchronity: Works by Pipolotti Rist. 2009, ISBN 978-1-933619-17-0.

Exhibitions

• 2000: After Image - Drawing Through Process
• 2010: Odili Donald Odita
• 2012: Jane Alexander: Surveys from the Cape of Good Hope