Why is there a Louis Vuitton store in this museum?
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Richard Serra Goes Vertical
Richard Serra's new show "Monumenta" has opened in Paris.
For the work housed within the Grand Palais, "Promenade", he has fashioned vertical sculptures to work specifically with this venue.
The sculptures within the palais are made out of Cor-Ten steel. They are each 56 feet high, 13 feet wide and 5/12 thick. They each weigh 73 tons. As the sun streams through the glassed ceiling, dancing shadows are cast across the gallery floor.
Outside, in the Tuileries garden, you can find "Clara, Clara" (named after his wife Clara). More in the vein of his classic curved steel work, he has placed two bowed pieces of steel forming a backwards and a forwards "C". Between them lies the tension of weight, while the human observer is impacted by the emptiness and shadow created by the shadow of these giants.
On June 7, in the Tuileries garden, Philip Glass will perform select pieces for the piano. Perfect.
For the work housed within the Grand Palais, "Promenade", he has fashioned vertical sculptures to work specifically with this venue.
The sculptures within the palais are made out of Cor-Ten steel. They are each 56 feet high, 13 feet wide and 5/12 thick. They each weigh 73 tons. As the sun streams through the glassed ceiling, dancing shadows are cast across the gallery floor.
Outside, in the Tuileries garden, you can find "Clara, Clara" (named after his wife Clara). More in the vein of his classic curved steel work, he has placed two bowed pieces of steel forming a backwards and a forwards "C". Between them lies the tension of weight, while the human observer is impacted by the emptiness and shadow created by the shadow of these giants.
On June 7, in the Tuileries garden, Philip Glass will perform select pieces for the piano. Perfect.
Here's a quick look around the hall (please forgive me, I'm a terrible camera-person):
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