May 24, 2012
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Tomas Saraceno on the Roof: Cloud City
1000 Fifth Avenue
(at 82nd Street)
New York, NY 10028
Tel: (212) 535-7710
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Dates
Tues, May 15, 2012 – Sun, Nov 4, 2012Hours
Tues – Thurs, Sun: 9:30 am – 5:30 pmFri, Sat: 9:30 am – 9 pm
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
Argentinean artist Tomás Saraceno will create a monumental constellation of interconnected, room-sized modules specifically for the museum's roof garden.
Habitat-like, the work will be accessible for visitors to experience its interior realms. The interdisciplinary project is rooted in the artist's inventive exploration of new ways of inhabiting our environment, drawing on principles of architecture and engineering, physics and chemistry, aeronautics and the natural world, and is inspired by eco-utopian visions for future sustainable communities.
Merging art and architecture, Saraceno (originally trained as an architect) uses his art to envision floating or flying cities. Set against Central Park as its urban backdrop, and the airspace above and beyond, the installation suggests a model for futuristic urban planning.
- Directions: Subway: 4, 5, 6 to 86th Street
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Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe Metropolitan Museum of Art was incorporated in 1870 and moved to its present location in Central Park in 1880. It houses an encyclopedic collection of art objects from virtually all periods and continents.
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