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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.

Learning With Landmarks

Welcome Vega Shah

A headshot of Vega Shah. She has black hair and wears a denim shirt while holding a cowboy hat in the foreground of the photo

Landmarks is happy to welcome Vega Shah as its fall 2021 Communications Intern. Read more about Vega in Landmarks Blog.

Support Landmarks during 40 for 40!

Two people stand on a scaffold in James Turrell's skyspace "The Color Inside" and they stand against the blue sky framed by the oculus.

During 40 Hours for Forty Acres, UT Austin's bi-annual giving campaign, Landmarks is raising money to conserve and reopen James Turrell's The Color Inside. Running September 22nd through September 23rd, the campaign is an essential step to reopening the space.

National Award for Steinkamp's Eon

A still from Steinkamp's video "Eon" depicting a blue and orange swirling mass

Landmarks received a national CODAaward for its commission, Eon , by Los Angeles-based artist Jennifer Steinkamp. The award marks Landmarks’ fifth recognition from CODAworx.

Digging In at Anna Hiss Gymnasium

An image of Simone Leigh's "Sentinel IV" in the Anna Hiss Gymnasium Courtyard.

Recently, Landmarks sat down with Claire Eddleman-Heath, a designer with  Asakura Robinson, to discuss the landscape architecture of the newly renovated Anna Hiss Gymnasium courtyard, home to Simone Leigh’s Sentinel IV. Our discussion covered the process behind designing the courtyard space, the influence of Leigh’s sculpture on the design, and the sustainability of the landscaping selected.

Off Hours: Logan Larsen

An open book which is predominantly red. On the left page there is a black and white print of the back of a head and on the right the are a red print depicting a broken grid and a strip of fabric.

In honor of Pride month, we sat down with Logan Larsen, Landmarks’ Digital Content Coordinator and artist whose works utilize his identity to expand on and reconsider queer narratives.

From Landmarks to the Met: Ali Wysopal

Ali Wysopal wearing a mask kneels down and rubs a bronze sculpture with a cloth.

We recently sat down with Ali Wysopal, a Master’s Candidate in Historic Preservation at UT’s School of Architecture and Landmarks’ Collections Assistant for the past two years. Wysopal recently completed her tenure with Landmarks and will soon be headed to New York for a fellowship with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Our Q & A follows.

Go Geocaching with Landmarks

A hand holds up a small gold container that reads "Geocache! Do not remove" which is in front of Marc Quinn's "Spiral of the Galaxy" a large shell

Calling all Geocachers! Experience Landmarks collection with our Geocaching Scavenger Hunt! Landmarks’ adventure includes a total of 11 geocaches for you to find, all placed around outdoor works of art in our collection. Find one or eleven; it’s up to you! As you move around campus on your search, you’ll also learn about modern and contemporary art by some of the most admired artists of our time.