The P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in Long Island City is an affiliate of MoMA and offers exhibition space for some of the most experimental modern art in the world, featuring over 50 different exhibitions annually, as well as various musical and performance programming. P.S.1 was founded in 1971 as the Institute for Art and Urban Resources Inc., which installed art exhibitions in various abandoned and otherwise underutilized spaces across the city. After finding a permanent home in a former Long Island City school building in 1976, P.S.1 became an affiliate of MoMA back in 2000. It recently commissioned Danish energy consultants Leif Hansen to create a green, energy-efficient renovation plan. Engineer and Leif Hansen executive Flemming Kristensen called it a “unique challenge” to evaluate ways to conserve energy within the museum environment. “You have to redesign the lighting so that it will not damage the artwork,” he said. “It’s a bit like reinventing the light bulb.”
September 25th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Museum of Modern Art"
Green Meets Prefab in Midtown: MoMA Reveals Designers for Interactive Prefab Home Exhibition
The Museum of Modern Art announced yesterday that it has commissioned five architects to build prefabricated homes in the parking lot adjacent to the museum where Jean Nouvel’s ambitiously sustainable 53 West 53rd Street tower will eventually rise. Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling will open up on July 20 and feature residences designed by [...]
January 9th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 2 comments | Continued