PartILLATION: Visions in Steel
902 Commerce St
Houston, TX 77002
7135200155
Brought to you by the ArCH Exhibitions and Programs
Join us on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 6-8pm for the opening reception of PartILLATION: Visions in Steel, an exhibition curated by by designer and steel expert Alex Morales, Assoc. AIA and on view through December 9.
PartILLATION: Visions in Steel is a curated collection of photography and the scintillating work of visual artists illuminating steel in the built environment. In its form, PartILLATION is a created word, borrowing from the idea of provoking an exhibit that is part art and part installation to elicit and celebrate the familiar references and contributions of steel architecture in the built environment.
Through the careful capture of sound, visuals, portraiture, and interviews, the exhibition explores five themes: evolution, humanism, innovation, history, and legacy.
Craftspeople who mold and manipulate. Architects that imagine and manifest. The dimensional exhibit ups the energy by including a mapping tunnel with projected images inviting visitors to enter and exit, and aspires to capture the people, faces, and ambition of steel that gave rise to our cities and to the architecture of generations.
An exhibition preview can be viewed here.
EDUCATOR & STUDENT RESOURCES
- American Institute of Steel Construction K-12 Resources
- Engineers Alliance for the Arts
- Thames & Kosmos Structural Engineering Kit
MAJOR SPONSORS
American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance
EXHIBITION & PROGRAMMING PARTNERS
Bear Hands Media
Image Credit:
Margaret Hunt Gill Bridge (Dallas, TX), 2012
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Image courtesy of Wade Griffith