816 Congress

816 Congress

Mixed Media - Mural

 816 Congress Ave, Austin, TX, 78701

“SuperMegaMultiplexTexas” by Barbara Strasen and additional art installations

The recently renovated entrance of 816 Congress Avenue completely reworked the plaza and lobby of the building — a project that features a monumental installation by Los Angeles-based artist Barbara Strasen, a painting triptych and related series by Kathryn Henneman, an acrylic and light work by Vasa Mihich, and a 16-foot sculpture by Harold Roach.

Strasen’s enormous lenticular mural extends over the span of the lobby light wall, which is 11.5 feet high and 66.5 feet across. There are two contiguous panels within each section of the light wall (30 sections in all) for a total of 60 “lenticular panels” – a back-lit, translucent sheet of laminated plastic upon which multiple images are printed, viewable in varying combinations depending on the angle and distance from the panels.

The lobby is open for public viewing weekdays 7 am – 5 pm and weekends 12 – 5 pm.