Tag: Dia:Beacon

Surface Pleasure

Surface Pleasure

Patina like the hull of a great ship. Atmosphere like the cavern of an empty mine.

 

Trippy DIA:Beacon

Trippy DIA:Beacon

Down the stairs in Dia:Beacon, I’m treading the cement caverns of this ex-soup factory with a little trepidation. The minimal lines of the gallery’s architectural fit-out, and the lifts are somewhat reassuring of a presence of order and civil stability… but It’s dark down here and there’s a strange light ahead that glows in varying hues.

 

LeWitt:Beacon:of lines

LeWitt:Beacon:of lines

Another visit up the Hudson line was in order this July… to Dia Beacon, and especially for another look at the Sol LeWitt installation before …