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Landmarks’ blog, Latest, features timely updates on new installations, public programs, event announcements, volunteer and internship opportunities, and a range of other initiatives. Learning with Landmarks is a dedicated blog series highlighting the unique and innovative ways that students and other scholars use the collection. To view the entire series, click the button below.

19 September 2022
A photo of Sarah Oppenheimer's "C-010106" a work made of glass which cuts through a pedestrian footbridge.

On Thursday, September 15, Landmarks celebrated its newest commission, C-010106 by artist Sarah Oppenheimer. Sited on a newly constructed pedestrian bridge at the Cockrell School of Engineering, C-010106 consists of two glass structures that create unexpected sightlines and opportunities for social exchange.

An image of Simone Leigh's "Sentinel IV"

Landmarks received a national CODAaward for its acquisition, Sentinel IV, by internationally recognized artist Simone Leigh.

16 August 2022
An image of the interior of James Turrell's skyspace with blue color lighting the walls, turning the visible sky yellow through the oculus.

Landmarks announced today the reopening of James Turrell’s Skyspace, The Color Inside, on August 22. Reserve your seat now. 

A family pointing at a map in front of Nancy Rubin's "Monochrome for Austin"

This summer we've launched three new tours on our app: Reconfiguring and Recontextualizing Materials, Perspectives and Perceptions, and Generating Art Through Science, Technology, and Engineering. Each tour responds to a different theme reflected in Landmarks' collection and offers new ways to consider and engage with artists like Mark di Suvero, Simone Leigh, Ben Rubin, James Turrell, Ursula Von Rydingsvard, and others. 

A group of people do wall sits in Sol LeWitt's "Circle with Towers"

In May, Landmarks partnered with the Fitness Institute of Texas for a movement-infused tour of the collection. Landmarks’ education intern, Abby Drake, reflects on the tour and recounts the innovative ways the collection inspired physical activity and movement.

A blurry figure walks in front of Ursula Von Rudingvard's "Untitled (Seven Mountains)"

In May, Ursula von Rydingsvard's Untitled (Seven Mountains) was relocated from Bass Concert Hall (where it had been sited for the past 14 years) to Ernest Cockrell Jr. Hall in the Cockrell School of Engineering.