"Harmony in Color: Eva LeWitt Installation Strikes a Chord at Shepherd School" by Brandi Smith

Meticulously draped inside the Shepherd School of Music’s Alice Pratt Brown Hall, a dazzling interplay of color, texture and movement now graces the wall above the entrance to Duncan Recital Hall. This latest installation, part of the Moody Center for the Arts’ Platform series, brings the work of artist Eva LeWitt to Rice University, inspiring a dialogue between the visual and musical arts. LeWitt’s temporary installation introduces a vibrant visual rhythm into the architectural grandeur of the hall with a large-scale sculptural assembly of concentric mesh strips hung vertically at varying lengths, creating dynamic forms of rising and falling color that evoke the movements of a symphony.

“Our mission in public art is to meet people where they live, work and study with art that resonates with their environment,” said Alison Weaver, the Suzanne Deal Booth Executive Director of the Moody. “Eva LeWitt’s installation activates this space in a way that harmonizes with the extraordinary music of the Shepherd School and the vibrant visual culture of Rice and Houston.”

LeWitt first saw what would become her canvas while touring the Rice campus in search of the right spot — indoor or outdoor — for a site-specific installation.

“This space really spoke to me,” LeWitt said. “It’s a grand space, but it needed a little bit of color.”

LeWitt describes her creative process as both meticulous and organic, and she began the Platform series exhibit with drawings in her New York City studio.

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