UPDATE: I forgot to include a link to interior pictures I posted previously.
tagged: Steven Holl, Nelson Atkins, art, architecture, Kansas City, museum
Monday, February 20, 2006
Air Nelson
From my inside source, Matt the Architect, here are the latest aerial photos of the Steven Holl-designed addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
UPDATE: I forgot to include a link to interior pictures I posted previously.
tagged: Steven Holl, Nelson Atkins, art, architecture, Kansas City, museum
UPDATE: I forgot to include a link to interior pictures I posted previously.
tagged: Steven Holl, Nelson Atkins, art, architecture, Kansas City, museum
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They look like trailers or some other temporary structure.
ReplyDeleteBut I thought that the shuttlecocks were temporary.
How long can a joke last?
Anon,
ReplyDeleteYou should drive by at night when the lighting is on. Also, try to remember we're still seeing these out of context. Wait until the landscaping, etc. is done.
It won't matter whether it's landscaped or not!! It's still a several hundred million dollar travesty!
ReplyDeleteI quite like the shuttlecocks - but the "trailers" as you so adequately call them ruin the view of them from the air.
Matt, you certainly aren't alone in your opinion. I'm just saying that it's difficult to be objective about this kind of thing. Indeed, good art typically generates heated debate.
ReplyDeleteWhether the design will be successful is a matter for future generations to decide. I do find it interesting that opinions like yours were shared by Parisians during the installation of Gustav Eiffle's famous tower.
Landfills also generate a lot of controversy.
ReplyDeleteThe exterior walls are covered up for the duration of the building's construction. It's going to be a glass-walled structure that will glow softly at night. What you all are saying is comparable to judging how a storefront renovation will look based on the style of the boards they're using to cover the front windows.
ReplyDeleteTry to get the full picture before you judge these things. I think they will look amazing, but I could be wrong. At least my opinion is grounded in an effort to understand the full plan (which was released and available to the public years ago).
Tim
I'll be in KC with my Humanities class next Saturday specifically to visit the Nelson-Atkins. I agree with you that the new addition is a work-in-progress and, thus, is hard to judge just now. These are great pics
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, I just found your blog today. I'm pleased to make its acquaintance.
jon b.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words, comments are always appreciated. Take some digital pics of your visit to the Nelson and post them. Let me know so i can link to them.
Cheers.