Lake Flato Partners With Esteemed Art Collectors For Marble Falls’ Newest Gallery, Arthouse

by Lauren Jones

TRIBEZA introduced ARTHOUSE to Austin readers ahead of its opening, framing it as an exhibition space built to bring a significant private collection into public view.

The story stays with the art and the collectors. It names Ed Ruscha, James Turrell, Jeffrey Gibson and Robert Rauschenberg among the artists whose work would hang in the space, It previews the inaugural exhibition, Words Matter, built around text and narrative in art, and notes that Mickey and Jeanne Klein planned future shows around photography, ceramics and regional artists. “Art should be accessible to everyone,” Mickey told the magazine, tracing the idea back to a childhood visit to the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City.

TRIBEZA describes a 2,000-square-foot ground-floor exhibition space with twelve-foot ceilings and skylights designed around the work, and makes the point that the venture is not a commercial one. Jeanne frames the goal as inspiring curiosity and connection in the community.