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The University of Texas at Austin MLK at Congress
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As part of Ballet Austin’s citywide exploration of human rights, Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project, we will be screening Gerald Fox’s award-winning fifty-minute 2008 documentary, Cildo Meireles, on the Brazilian artist’s life and work. A pioneer of installation art in the 1960s, Meireles has influenced generations of international artists. His dramatic and politically charged works include Missão/Missões [Mission/Missions] (How to Build Cathedrals), 1987, a centerpiece of The Blanton’... (read more)
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Cildo Meireles: Curator Tour and Screening at Blanton Museum of Art

Cost: Thursdays are free
As part of Ballet Austin’s citywide exploration of human rights, Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project, we will be screening Gerald Fox’s award-winning fifty-minute 2008 documentary, Cildo Meireles, on the Brazilian artist’s life and work. A pioneer of installation art in the 1960s, Meireles has influenced generations of international artists. His dramatic and politically charged works include Missão/Missões [Mission/Missions] (How to Build Cathedrals), 1987, a centerpiece of The Blanton’s collection. The screening will be followed by a tour with Blanton curator Ursula Davila-Villa.


Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project
Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project is a full-length contemporary ballet and Holocaust education partnership that promotes the protection of human rights against bigotry and hate through arts, education, and public dialogue. Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project returns to Austin in 2012 from Martin Luther King Jr. Day through Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), January 15-April 19, with events/initiatives led by more than 40 community partners.

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