As the major buildings go, the new Whitney Museum gets reviewed in the press few weeks ahead of its official opening to the public in New York, anchoring the south end of highly gentrified High Line Park. As it is usual with this kind of large spectacle projects culturally significant to a major city, it gets boostered reviews from the print media powerhouses. Everybody drops what they are doing and talk about the building. The Whitney appears to be a mishmash and the resultant of various ideas and gallery spaces as if they were designed by different curator or artist in mind. Is it a result of indecisiveness or a brilliant way to eject an all iconic "beautiful building" all around the outside that has been the staple of museum architecture?
What do you think of this new museum designed by Renzo Piano who, in my opinion and words, has earned the title of "The Museum Man"? Has anybody been in it yet?
Miles - My partner coined the phrase “Just because you can think it doesn’t make it architecture”…and mine “Just because you’ve done great works doesn’t make all your work great”. Not sure yet, but we might have to move the dog on this one.
TIQM
Apr 22, 15 11:59 am
"EKE, how would you know?"
;)
Carrera
Apr 22, 15 12:13 pm
JLC-1 - guess that wasn't his only house....
revolutionary poet
Jun 16, 20 10:30 pm
oh my god, I just love what they did with the plywood!
Photo : The Wall Street Journal
As the major buildings go, the new Whitney Museum gets reviewed in the press few weeks ahead of its official opening to the public in New York, anchoring the south end of highly gentrified High Line Park. As it is usual with this kind of large spectacle projects culturally significant to a major city, it gets boostered reviews from the print media powerhouses. Everybody drops what they are doing and talk about the building. The Whitney appears to be a mishmash and the resultant of various ideas and gallery spaces as if they were designed by different curator or artist in mind. Is it a result of indecisiveness or a brilliant way to eject an all iconic "beautiful building" all around the outside that has been the staple of museum architecture?
What do you think of this new museum designed by Renzo Piano who, in my opinion and words, has earned the title of "The Museum Man"? Has anybody been in it yet?
Links;
New York Times review by Michael Kimmelman (with clever video works)
The Wall street Journal review by Kelly Crow
Miles - My partner coined the phrase “Just because you can think it doesn’t make it architecture”…and mine “Just because you’ve done great works doesn’t make all your work great”. Not sure yet, but we might have to move the dog on this one.
"EKE, how would you know?"
;)
JLC-1 - guess that wasn't his only house....
oh my god, I just love what they did with the plywood!