Solar Pavilion 3.
Situ Studio
06.26.08 through 06.29.08
Situ Studio: Solar Pavilion 3
Situ Studio has been commissioned to design Solar Pavilion 3, the third in a series of eco-friendly pavilions for Solar One’s annual CitySol Festival. Over the past three years Stuyvesant Cove Park has been the site of a series of experiments in sustainable design.
CitySol, Stuyvesant Cove Park
23rd Street at the East River
“What My Dad Gave Me.”
Courtesy Tishman Speyer Properties
Through 07.10.08
Chris Burden: What My Dad Gave Me
On view is a 65-foot, 16,000-pound skyscraper made entirely of replica toy construction parts. By artist Chris Burden, the sculpture rises more than six stories at Rockefeller Center, and pays homage to the historic skyscrapers.
Rockefeller Center, Channel Gardens
5th Avenue between 49 and 50th Streets
The Futuro Lounge.
Matthew Septimus, courtesy P.S.1
Through 09.15.08
Arctic Hysteria: New Art from Finland
This intergenerational and interdisciplinary exhibition features 16 Finnish artists. It includes drawings, films, architecture, sculpture, and photography. The show’s pivotal installation is a room-size homage to the1968 Futuro house by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen that serves as a screening room for several video pieces and documentaries.
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City
P.F.1 at P.S. 1.
Courtesy WORKac
Through 10.20.08
Public Farm One (P.F.1): WORKac
Public Farm One (PF1) is an architectural installation bringing an interactive, working farm to the P.S.1 courtyard. Conceived by WORK Architecture Company (WORKac), P.F.1 was selected as the competition winning entry of the 2008 MoMA/P.S.1 Young Architects Program. Leslie E. Robertson Associates collaborated as the structural engineer. Constructed from recyclable materials, it is the first project at P.S. 1 to engage issues of sustainability. Comprised of large cardboard tubes, the design extends vertically beyond the courtyard walls. Planters housed within the tubes contain a variety of vegetables, fruits, and flowers visible from above and below the installation.
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City