Question

According to a 2018 book by William Middleton, a patron of this building declared, “Frankly, I expected color” upon first seeing it. This building’s notoriously poor original skylight stemmed from the more intense light in its final site than at the New York gymnasium where many of the works inside it were made. The southern entrance wall to this building has a black and maroon panel directly inspired by Last Judgment paintings that the artist saw in Italy. This (*) octagonal building (10[1])was designed (10[1])by Howard Barnstone (10[1])and Eugene Aubry after creative differences with original architect Philip Johnson. (10[2])This building’s namesake committed (10[1])suicide a year before its completion. (10[1])One of Barnett Newman’s Broken Obelisks (10[2])is located outside of this Texas building. For 10 points, name this building next to Houston’s Menil Collection, a nondenominational structure named for a color field artist. ■END■

ANSWER: Rothko Chapel [prompt on Menil Collection until read]
<Mike Bentley, Other Fine Arts>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kevin WangI would prefer not toThe Canadians8010
Stephen LiuCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!Evans Hall destruction awaiters8210
Iain CarpenterDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid TooThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host Club8510
John Marvinremembrance of lost timeRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill9610
Robert CondronIn Search of Things Pastwave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp9610
Tracy MirkinThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet SubTeam Name Think Detail10010
JinAh KimThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)Hang et al., Robert Browning10610
Rob CarsonBHSUTeach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness11210
Doug SimonsQuasicrystal SilenceI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble11210

Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%0%0%96.56