His lecture will address the activities of contemporary artists in London in the last five years and the spectacular inauguration of the Tate Modern Gallery at Bankside as part of a revived public role for art not seen in any world capital in recent memory. A prolific author, Crow has published five books. As director of the Getty Research Institute, he is in charge of one of the world's largest research centers for art history. The lecture, co-presented by Rice University Art Gallery and the Department of Art and Art History, is free and open to the public. Located on the Rice campus near Houston's Museum District, the gallery encourages the creation and appreciation of contemporary art.
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