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Works of art are on rotating display, deliberately and thrillingly juxtaposed, creating dialogues between eras and cultures, movements and beliefs. Dominique remained graciously self-effacing until she died at age 89 on the last day of Her prominent place in the world seemed to please but also to astonish her, as if the magnificent art collection, the building that houses it, the gifts she made and the opportunities she offered to others had just happened to her rather than because of her.

Closed Now. Houston, TX John and Dominique de Menil Calling the the Menil Collection a gift to her adopted city as she cut the ceremonial ribbon when the museum building opened on June 4, , Dominique de Menil acknowledged all those who had journeyed with her to the auspicious day: the generous people of Houston; her French ancestors; the family members who surrounded her, including children and grandchildren; curators, conservators, and other staff; architect Renzo Piano.

She credited her late husband, John, with opening her eyes and her heart to art. Above all, she thanked artists—all artists, from prehistoric times to the present day. Believing in the spiritual power of art, John and Dominique de Menil built what has been called one of the finest personal collections of the modern era.

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Tatlin , —69, acquired by the Menil Foundation in Constructivism advanced a radical Marxist philosophy that art, like science and engineering, would eventually evolve to express the needs of the working class, thereby improving the condition of society as a whole. Though never realized, the project came to symbolize revolutionary modernism as well as the ultimately unfulfilled ideologies that informed it. Flavin appreciated the aesthetic of the Constructivists but did not share their utopian vision.

By placing the titles of his monuments in quotation marks, the artist emphasized that he intended them to be understood ironically. Built of mass-produced fluorescent tubes that can be switched on and off, they are temporary memorials only as timeless as the light fixtures themselves.

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