DACAMERA Young Artists: A Day of Meaningless Work

Event details

  • Saturday, March 4 | FREE
  • DACAMERA Young Artist performances at 1:00 PM and 3:30 PM. Overall event is noon to 5 PM.
  • The Menil Collection
  • 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston TX 77006

In conjunction with The Menil Collection’s A Day of Meaningless Work, DACAMERA Young Artists present interactive performances at 1:00 PM and 3:30 PM.

DACAMERA Young Artists Andrea Benabent, piano; Arthur Gilligan, percussion and Pablo Martinez Martinez, piano, along with Ethan Adkison and Sonia Flores, present a program of works by George Brecht, Philip Corner, Walter De Maria, Alison Knowles, Mieko Shiomi and Emmett Williams.

A Day of Meaningless Work is scheduled for noon to 5pm, and is co-curated by art historian Natilee Harren and artist Gabriel Martinez, in conjunction with the exhibition Walter De Maria: Boxes for Meaningless Work.

Meet the Young Artists here.

Admission to the Menil is always free.

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