Intimate portraits of the world’s most prominent contemporary artists, sharing the process behind artworks featured in the Nancy and Rich Kinder building.
The Making Modern Series
Ai Weiwei’s Childlike Dragon
CLIENT: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Love Lane Pictures
PRODUCED BY: Alley Leinweber
DIRECTED BY: Billy Kent
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Derek Wiesehahn
EDITED BY: Paul Bertino
SOUND DESIGN: Noah Chevan
GRAPHICS: Charlie Shelton
COLOR: Aaron Chieply
Cristina Iglesias: Creating a Landscape
The elements of nature come together as illusion meets reality in the outdoor commission Inner Landscape (the lithosphere, the roots, the water).
Capturing Light with Houston Photographers
“Art is life. One must draw upon his personal experiences.” —photographer Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
This short film is a celebration of our favorite mediums history, and a great example of the kind of work Love Lane is best at - connecting stories across place, generation and life experience.
The Secret Life of Trees
During construction of the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building, preserving the historic live oak trees was a priority. As artist Cristina Iglesias planned her outdoor commission Inner Landscape (the lithosphere, the roots, the water), located near the Main Street doors, she immediately responded to these magnificent trees, drawing inspiration from their canopy, the root systems, and the water that nourishes them
“This is not a tunnel. This is an illuminated bridge.” —artist Ólafur Elíasson
Discover Ólafur Elíasson’s immersive light installation Sometimes an underground movement is an illuminated bridge as you wind your way through the tunnel leading to the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building.
New York Architect Meets “Big Texas Sky”
The clouds of the Texas “big sky” inspired renowned architect Steven Holl to design the complex, distinctive roof of the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building as a “luminous canopy.”
The Love Lane team interviewed Holl at his studio in Rhinebeck, New York, in August 2020, to hear more about that inspiration and his favorite material: light. We got up close with Holl’s watercolors, sketches, and models in this short film as part of the Making Modern Series for Museum of Fine Arts Houston.
The Making Modern Series was commissioned by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston