Steve McQueen and Quincy Jones headline opening lineup of new Manhattan art space
The Shed, the architecturally ambitious new art space in New York City, has revealed its first group of commissions for the inaugural 2019 season.
They include a live production celebrating the influence of African American music conceived by film-maker Steve McQueen and developed by Quincy Jones, as well as a performance piece based on Euripides’ Greek tragedy Helen by the acclaimed poet Anne Carson, starring Ben Whishaw and Renee Fleming.
Set to open its doors next spring, the 200,000 sq ft structure, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Rockwell Group, will host, commission and produce the visual and performing arts, conceived of as a multi-disciplinary arts center located on the High Line, on the west side of Manhattan.
Among the first seven commissions set to debut in the spring of 2019 are a live performance/exhibition by the painter Gerhard Richter, in collaboration with composer Steve Reich, called Reich Richter Pärt; exhibitions by artists Trisha Donnelly and Agnes Denes; and work from the Shed’s Open Call program, a large-scale commission for young artists living and working in New York City.
Emma Enderby, curator at the Shed, said: “Nurturing artists at the start of their careers is as important to the Shed’s mission as presenting new work by established artists; crucially, all Open Call exhibitions and performances will be free and open to the public.”
They include a live production celebrating the influence of African American music conceived by film-maker Steve McQueen and developed by Quincy Jones, as well as a performance piece based on Euripides’ Greek tragedy Helen by the acclaimed poet Anne Carson, starring Ben Whishaw and Renee Fleming.
Set to open its doors next spring, the 200,000 sq ft structure, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Rockwell Group, will host, commission and produce the visual and performing arts, conceived of as a multi-disciplinary arts center located on the High Line, on the west side of Manhattan.
Among the first seven commissions set to debut in the spring of 2019 are a live performance/exhibition by the painter Gerhard Richter, in collaboration with composer Steve Reich, called Reich Richter Pärt; exhibitions by artists Trisha Donnelly and Agnes Denes; and work from the Shed’s Open Call program, a large-scale commission for young artists living and working in New York City.
Emma Enderby, curator at the Shed, said: “Nurturing artists at the start of their careers is as important to the Shed’s mission as presenting new work by established artists; crucially, all Open Call exhibitions and performances will be free and open to the public.”
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theguardian
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