June
15 , 2007 (long-term installation)
Dré
Wapenaar: Pavilion at MASS MoCA, Courtyard B, North Adams, MA
Dutch artist and designer Dré Wapenaar will produce a
multi-colored pavilion in MASS MoCA's Courtyard C. This outdoor
social sculpture, located in the center of the 14-acre complex
will be part of MASS MoCA for years to come. In association
with NL: A Season of Dutch Arts in the Berkshires , the installation
marks Wapenaar's second visit to North Adams. In 2004, as part
of The Interventionists, he exhibited his Buckminster Fuller-inspired
Birthing Tent (2003) and his Death Bivouac (2002). His inhabitable
artworks use the tent form to suggest new social arrangements.
With sail-like partitions, the courtyard pavilion will become
home to MASS MoCA's outdoor performances and concerts as well
as provide a shady respite for daytime visitors.
NL:
A Season of Dutch Arts in the Berkshires is coordinated by the
Department of Press and Cultural Affairs at the Consulate General
of The Netherlands in New York and Service Centre for International
Cultural Activities (SICA) in Amsterdam. Initial funding for
NL was provided by The Netherlands Culture Fund through SICA.
Additional funding has been provided by the Fund for Visual
Arts, Design and Architecture and the Mondriaan Foundation.
Courtyard C Pavilion, Interior Perspective, Dre Wapenaar
About
NL
This summer, in an unprecedented creative partnership, MASS
MoCA, Tanglewood, Jacob’s Pillow, the Sterling and Francine
Clark Institute of Art, Shakespeare & Company and the Colonial
Theatre will present a showcase of vibrant works of art from
the Netherlands titled NL: A Season of Dutch Arts in The Berkshires.
Reflecting the broad range of Dutch creative endeavor, a palette
of exhibitions, installations, concerts, theater and dance performances,
film screenings and lectures will take place in the spectacular
setting of the Berkshire region of western Massachusetts from
June 15 through the month of August 2007.
For
more info about NL: see www.NL-Berkshires.org
Contact:
Resnicow Schroeder Associates
1995 Broadway, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10023
Phone: 212.671.5150
Fax: 212.595.8354
Glory Jones, Senior Account Supervisor
gjones@resnicowschroeder.com
Sarah Thompson, Account Executive
sthompson@resnicowschroeder.com
