Saturday, Jun. 3, 2017 – Sunday, Sep. 10, 2017
Repeater is an engaging, colorful site-specific sculpture by Brooklyn-based artist David Scanavino. Playfully skewing the shape of the floor and sending it up the walls to a height of 24 feet, the design of Repeater, made of commonly available industrial tiles, creates pathways that invite people to move in and around the artwork. The immersive sculpture enables viewers to walk into an environment that is both a colorful geometric painting and an institutional architectural space.
To inaugurate the work, the Moody hosted Summer Jam, a day of family programs on Saturday, June 3, 12-6PM, including a set by DJ Flash Gordon Parks, food trucks, and a presentation by David Scanavino. Additionally, Houston’s own Outspoken Bean held a spoken word performance from that includes poets from WIT Meta-Four Houston and Houston V.I.P. Poetry Slam to help welcome the new installation. The Moody also partnered with the non-profit Aurora Picture Show, who hosted an Abstract Animation Film Fest in the Lois Chiles Studio Theater.
The Moody will partner with other community groups in Houston all summer long to conduct performances in and around Repeater.
About the artist: David Scanavino (b. 1978, Denver, Colorado) lives and works in New York City. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (BFA in painting, 2001) and the Yale University School of the Arts (MFA in painting, 2003), Scanavino has had numerous group and solo gallery exhibitions over the past dozen years, as well as two recent solo museum exhibitions: Imperial Texture at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT, and Reset: Candy Crush at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St. Louis, MO. He has recently finished a commission for the Columbus Metropolitan Public Library in Columbus, Ohio.
HOURS & ADMISSION
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Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hours change based on exhibition. - Free Hours: Always free and open to the public. Closed Sundays, Mondays, University Holidays, and during installation periods. Please check our website to confirm an exhibition is on view before planning your visit.
Directions & Parking
- Paid Parking
- The Moody Center for the Arts is located on the campus of Rice University, and is best reached by using Campus Entrance 8 at the intersection of University Boulevard and Stockton Street. As you enter campus, the building is on the right, just past the Media Center. There is a dedicated parking lot adjacent to the building. Payment for the Moody Lot is by credit card only. Maps are available at rice.edu/maps
Special Offers / Dining
Moody Cafe
Enjoy a coffee, beverage, or light bite to eat at the Moody Cafe, operated by Lemond Kitchen. The Cafe is open Tuesday-Saturday (check website for seasonal hours). Visitors are also invited to use the laptop bar overlooking the Central Gallery (with free wi-fi).
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