HOUSTON, TX.- Organized by the artist and Menil director Josef Helfenstein, Walter De Maria: Trilogies is the artist’s first major museum exhibition in the United States. The exhibition includes three series of related works: one painting series and two sculpture series, each comprised of three parts. “We are extremely proud to present Walter De Maria’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States,” said Menil Director Josef Helfenstein. “This boundary-breaking artist has played a crucial role in the development of the art of our time. His work already holds an important place in the Menil’s permanent collection, and for the first time, visitors can see and experience the full scale and great depth of his provocative ideas.” The Statement Series, which occupies the museum foyer, consists of three large horizontal, monochrome paintings: Red Painting, Yellow Painting, and Blue Painting. These large works (14&#