This is the first major museum exhibition in thirty years devoted to the work of this pioneering abstract painter.

After nearly six months, The Menil Collection announced it will reopen its main building and the Menil Drawing Institute on Sept. 12. The Menil Collection shuttered its doors to the public on March 18 amid the emerging coronavirus pandemic. The Menil Collections mission is to foster direct personal encounters with works of art, and reopening the museum is something we celebrate, director of The Menil Collection Rebecca Rabinow said in a release. We welcome back visitors to our galleries with new installations and thought-provoking exhibitions.The Menil Collection will reopen with several new pandemic protocols in place to ensure the safety of its visitors and staff. Additionally, the museum stationed hand sanitizer units throughout its buildings and instituted enhanced cleaning measures for high-touch surfaces.

Michelle White is the senior curator at The Menil Collection. This is an essay she wrote as part of our series Why I Love Living Here, a weekly feature where locals share why they love living in Houston. I love raising my family in a city that cares so deeply about fostering a community where artists and arts organizations can thrive. I am the senior curator at the Menil Collection, where I work with artists, organize exhibitions, and oversee our collection of Modern and Contemporary works of art. We have a significant group of artists producing art at the caliber of artists working in New York and Los Angeles.