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Repository 215: When the Private Must be Public | Interrogating the Home in Art
One had to build shelters. One had to make pockets and live inside them. -Lorrie Moore, Like Life. Vintage, 1990 If home is sweet home, then why is the domestic sound terrifying? Horror stories are rooted around a home, or collection of homes we call a town. Countless artists have avoided direct representation of the home unless it’s a subversive attempt to expose the dark, inner sanctum of the familiar. Naturally artists remove sweetness from the domestic. Sweetness is heavy,…
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Repository 180: The Whitney’s New Digs | A Jewel Box for American Modern Art
Last week I visited the brand new Whitney’s home in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, a stunning 8-floor building designed by Renzo Piano. While the new museum is much larger, and light filled, the layout of the old museum on Madison felt in tact: elevators centering the design, with galleries flanking either side of the elevator entrances. Standout design additions are the outdoor sculpture areas, large bar and restaurant, and peaceful seating areas on each floor to give your eyes a rest…
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Repository 36: Remembering the One and Almost Only Female Architect – Gae Aulenti
I was about to post about the architect Zaha Adid, and reference my favorite female architect Gae Aulenti when I went to check the date of something, I learned Ms. Aulenti died earlier this month. I’d missed the news obviously, and indeed this post will be dedicated to Gae. Few know that this resourceful and visionary architect was responsible for renovating entire municipal buildings and palaces into homes for art. After architecture school in the 50’s Gae (pronounced “Guy”), worked…
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