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M E D I A C O N T A C T
For more info contact:
Rebecca Metzger, PR Officer
212.219.1222 ext. 394
rmetzger@newmuseum.org
THE NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART PRESENTS
SUPER-FICIAL: THE SURFACES OF ARCHITECTURE IN A DIGITAL AGE
JANUARY 31, 2003 - APRIL 6, 2003
New York, NY (January 6, 2003) - The New Museum of Contemporary Art presents
Super-ficial: The Surfaces of Architecture in a Digital Age from January 31
- April 6, 2003 in the Zenith Media Lounge. Super-ficial explores the
influence of digital technology on architectural theory and practice, and by
extension, on our cultural understanding of architecture and the built
environment. Several architects who are using computer software and
animation to propose new kinds of surfaces for buildings and objects will
exhibit both theoretical and actual projects in a range of media including
digital animations, architectural plans, models, and websites.
The architectural teams included in the exhibition are dbox (Matthew
Bannister, James Gibbs, and Charles d'Autremont, principals); Jurgen Mayer
H.; Peter Testa Architects (Peter Testa, Devyn Weiser, principals); and
Michael Silver.
New York City-based dbox will show Liquid Red, originally commissioned by
the Japanese cosmetics company Shiseido. Shown on a large plasma screen,
Liquid Red is a hypnotic computer animation of a fluid, monochromatic
surface that repeatedly shifts in scale, recalling landscape, bodily
viscera, and architectural space.
Berlin-based Jurgen Mayer H. borrows early twentieth century Data-Protection
Patterning-developed to ensure the secure exchange of data on paper (an
example of which is the inside of an envelope containing a check)-and
applies its neo-baroque designs to the surfaces of objects, including
carpets, wallpaper, and clothing.
Los Angeles-based Peter Testa Architects has written a software program
called Weaver that is capable of weaving together ultra-light composite
metals into a fabric-like building material that is extremely strong and
durable. Their project, Carbon Tower is a forty-story high rise prototype
that uses Weaver to create a building whose surface is simultaneously
structural, with no columns and no core foundation.
Michael Silver's Liquid Crystal Glass House is the design for a house whose
surface consists of a system of interconnected and interactive liquid
crystal glass panels. Switches allow inhabitants to choose a transparent or
opaque surface for the panels, as well as shades in between, thereby giving
them control over levels of privacy, visibility, and environmental exposure.
Super-ficial is organized by Associate Curator Anne Ellegood and Joanne
Leonhardt Cassullo Curatorial Fellow Johanna Burton. This exhibition is the
second in the series called Spatial Dynamics: Perceptions in a Digital Age
that explores the growing confluence of technology, architecture and
urbanism in contemporary culture.
About the Zenith Media Lounge
The New Museum's Zenith Media Lounge is New York City's only museum space
dedicated to the exhibition and exploration of digital art, experimental
video and sound works. Located on the New Museum Store level, programming in
the Zenith Media Lounge is ongoing and is always free.
About the New Museum of Contemporary Art
The New Museum of Contemporary Art, founded in 1977 and located in the heart
of Soho, is the premier destination for contemporary art in New York City.
With an annual schedule of dynamic exhibitions, the Museum presents the most
innovative and experimental work from around the world. Debate and
discussion about contemporary culture are encouraged through a broad range
of educational programs, publications, performances, and new media
initiatives. The New Museum recently announced plans to build a new, 60,000
square foot facility at 235 Bowery. Visit www.newmuseum.org for more about
the New Museum.
New Museum of Contemporary Art
General Information
Location583 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
(between Houston and Prince Streets in SoHo)
Web Sitewww.newmuseum.org
Telephone212-219-1222
Fax212-431-5328
Emailnewmu@newmuseum.org
Museum HoursTuesday - Sunday: noon - 6:00PM
Thursday: noon - 8:00PM*
Closed Monday
Store Hours Monday - Sunday: noon - 6:30PM
(Open on Mondays beginning Sept. 30, 2002)
Thursday: noon - 8:00PM
Admission$6.00 general; $3.00 students/seniors
Free for members; visitors 18 and under free
*Thursday 6:00-8:00PM $3.00
Zenith Media Lounge free
DirectionsSubway: 6 to Spring Street or Bleecker Street
N/R to Prince Street
C/E to Spring Street
F/S to Broadway Lafayette
Bus: #1/#5/#6/#21 to Houston Street or Broadway
The exhibitions at the New Museum of Contemporary Art are made possible by
the Producers Council and members of the New Museum. The New Museum of
Contemporary Art receives general operating support from the New York City
Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts.
The New Museum has received major stabilization support for 2003 operations
and programs from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Booth Ferris
Foundation.
For more information please contact the Public Relations Office at
212-219-1222 ext. 394 or email press@newmuseum.org or visit the press office
online at http://www.newmuseum.org/info_press_office.php. Information about
the New Museum's exhibitions and public programs is also available online at
www.newmuseum.org.
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M E D I A C O N T A C T
For more info contact:
Rebecca Metzger, PR Officer
212.219.1222 ext. 394
rmetzger@newmuseum.org
THE NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART PRESENTS
SUPER-FICIAL: THE SURFACES OF ARCHITECTURE IN A DIGITAL AGE
JANUARY 31, 2003 - APRIL 6, 2003
New York, NY (January 6, 2003) - The New Museum of Contemporary Art presents
Super-ficial: The Surfaces of Architecture in a Digital Age from January 31
- April 6, 2003 in the Zenith Media Lounge. Super-ficial explores the
influence of digital technology on architectural theory and practice, and by
extension, on our cultural understanding of architecture and the built
environment. Several architects who are using computer software and
animation to propose new kinds of surfaces for buildings and objects will
exhibit both theoretical and actual projects in a range of media including
digital animations, architectural plans, models, and websites.
The architectural teams included in the exhibition are dbox (Matthew
Bannister, James Gibbs, and Charles d'Autremont, principals); Jurgen Mayer
H.; Peter Testa Architects (Peter Testa, Devyn Weiser, principals); and
Michael Silver.
New York City-based dbox will show Liquid Red, originally commissioned by
the Japanese cosmetics company Shiseido. Shown on a large plasma screen,
Liquid Red is a hypnotic computer animation of a fluid, monochromatic
surface that repeatedly shifts in scale, recalling landscape, bodily
viscera, and architectural space.
Berlin-based Jurgen Mayer H. borrows early twentieth century Data-Protection
Patterning-developed to ensure the secure exchange of data on paper (an
example of which is the inside of an envelope containing a check)-and
applies its neo-baroque designs to the surfaces of objects, including
carpets, wallpaper, and clothing.
Los Angeles-based Peter Testa Architects has written a software program
called Weaver that is capable of weaving together ultra-light composite
metals into a fabric-like building material that is extremely strong and
durable. Their project, Carbon Tower is a forty-story high rise prototype
that uses Weaver to create a building whose surface is simultaneously
structural, with no columns and no core foundation.
Michael Silver's Liquid Crystal Glass House is the design for a house whose
surface consists of a system of interconnected and interactive liquid
crystal glass panels. Switches allow inhabitants to choose a transparent or
opaque surface for the panels, as well as shades in between, thereby giving
them control over levels of privacy, visibility, and environmental exposure.
Super-ficial is organized by Associate Curator Anne Ellegood and Joanne
Leonhardt Cassullo Curatorial Fellow Johanna Burton. This exhibition is the
second in the series called Spatial Dynamics: Perceptions in a Digital Age
that explores the growing confluence of technology, architecture and
urbanism in contemporary culture.
About the Zenith Media Lounge
The New Museum's Zenith Media Lounge is New York City's only museum space
dedicated to the exhibition and exploration of digital art, experimental
video and sound works. Located on the New Museum Store level, programming in
the Zenith Media Lounge is ongoing and is always free.
About the New Museum of Contemporary Art
The New Museum of Contemporary Art, founded in 1977 and located in the heart
of Soho, is the premier destination for contemporary art in New York City.
With an annual schedule of dynamic exhibitions, the Museum presents the most
innovative and experimental work from around the world. Debate and
discussion about contemporary culture are encouraged through a broad range
of educational programs, publications, performances, and new media
initiatives. The New Museum recently announced plans to build a new, 60,000
square foot facility at 235 Bowery. Visit www.newmuseum.org for more about
the New Museum.
New Museum of Contemporary Art
General Information
Location583 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
(between Houston and Prince Streets in SoHo)
Web Sitewww.newmuseum.org
Telephone212-219-1222
Fax212-431-5328
Emailnewmu@newmuseum.org
Museum HoursTuesday - Sunday: noon - 6:00PM
Thursday: noon - 8:00PM*
Closed Monday
Store Hours Monday - Sunday: noon - 6:30PM
(Open on Mondays beginning Sept. 30, 2002)
Thursday: noon - 8:00PM
Admission$6.00 general; $3.00 students/seniors
Free for members; visitors 18 and under free
*Thursday 6:00-8:00PM $3.00
Zenith Media Lounge free
DirectionsSubway: 6 to Spring Street or Bleecker Street
N/R to Prince Street
C/E to Spring Street
F/S to Broadway Lafayette
Bus: #1/#5/#6/#21 to Houston Street or Broadway
The exhibitions at the New Museum of Contemporary Art are made possible by
the Producers Council and members of the New Museum. The New Museum of
Contemporary Art receives general operating support from the New York City
Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts.
The New Museum has received major stabilization support for 2003 operations
and programs from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Booth Ferris
Foundation.
For more information please contact the Public Relations Office at
212-219-1222 ext. 394 or email press@newmuseum.org or visit the press office
online at http://www.newmuseum.org/info_press_office.php. Information about
the New Museum's exhibitions and public programs is also available online at
www.newmuseum.org.