The new building has more space to display the Whitney’s 22,000 works


A SPACE FOR ART


Weinberg discovered that many peers and colleagues labelled Renzo Piano as the greatest museum architect. The reason, as Weinberg explains, is because Piano prioritises art and the needs of the museum: “His buildings are about creating a space for art,” Weinberg says. Piano is less concerned with the exterior – and the exterior of the new Whitney has been met with mixed reviews. To create a space for art, Piano


Visitors take the stairs in the newly opened Whitney Museum of American Art


was attentive to the functionality and fl exibility of the gallery interior. He used reclaimed pine fl oors that can be nailed into and later replaced with new boards if necessary, and fi tted a grid system ceiling with track lights that can be reconfi gured to suit the curator’s requirements. Each fl oor and exhibit space is designed with optimum illumination (so as to preserve the art) and optimum viewing conditions (for the visitors) in mind. The fi fth fl oor is home to an 18,000sq ft (1,672sqm) gallery space, the biggest column-free gallery in New York.


These artwork-elevators, by Richard Artshwager, create the experience of standing next to everyday objects


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PHOTO: NIC LEHOUX


PHOTO: TIMOTHY SCHENK 2015


PHOTO: JONATHAN & ELAN BOGARIN / EL TIGRE PRODUCTIONS


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