Thousands line up for first look at Ellsworth Kelly’s ‘Austin’ at Blanton

AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than a thousand people got in a line that snaked for hours around the front of the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas on Sunday.
They waited to glimpse artist Ellsworth Kelly’s outdoor, structural art piece which officially opened Feb.18. “Austin” is a permanent piece of the Blanton’s collection and will remain on campus.
The structure is white and pristine on the outside — a 2,715-square-foot stone building with rainbow star