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C ollectors can celebrate the 100th birthday of a late Texas-born icon at "Robert Rauschenberg: Fabric Works of the 1970s" organized by The Menil Collection and senior 50 The arrival of the Untitled Art, Houston, fair is igniting the city's fall scene. There's much to take in all around the city in September. Catherine D. Anspon surveys the top 16 art shows that matter most. Dominique de Menil and Robert Rauschenberg, Houston, 1991 Begin with an Ode to Rauschenberg's 100th at Menil curator Michelle White in collaboration with the painter/sculptor's foundation. Focusing on the innovative master of many media and his way with textiles, it's the first such show in the world to do so and will only be presented in Houston. Rauschenberg was one of the touchstone talents of modern and contemporary art for museum founders Dominique and John de Menil and founding director Walter Hopps, with 87 works in the collection. The Menil's seminal 1998 Rauschenberg retrospective, co-curated by Hopps — which traveled from the Guggenheim to Houston, where it was co-presented at the Menil, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston — is remembered in Texas art circles as one of the shows of that decade. "Fabric Works of the 1970s," which showcases some 30 works, may not be a blockbuster in terms of scope and size, but it zeroes in on some of the whispery gems featured in the artist's monumental 1998 exhibition — works from the Hoarfrost series — alongside the muted beauty of the Venetian and more jaunty Jammer series. Expect revelations in this deep dive into the bounty of the brilliant Rauschenberg. September 19, 2025 — March 1, 2026, menil.org. COURTESY MENIL ARCHIVES, THE MENIL COLLECTION, HOUSTON. PHOTO BY ANNIE AMANTE. THE MODERN ART MUSEUM OF FORT WORTH; MUSEUM PURCHASE AND COMMISSION, THE BENJAMIN J. TILLAR MEMORIAL TRUST Robert Rauschenberg's Whistle Stop (Spread), 1977, at The Menil Collection (Continued)