Dia: Beacon was founded by Philippa de Menil and Helen Winkler with the intention of being a place to display contemporary art. It houses certain minimalist projects that were too large in scale, too long in their duration, too demanding in resources & money, and too exclusive to fit into a private collection.
We are going to see 25 artists displaying in a 240,000 square foot gallery who’s focus is on art from the 1960s to the present day, spread out in a former factory building.
Located on the Hudson River in a former Nabisco box-factory, Dia : Beacon presented a very up to date collection of art from 1960s to the present.
It was a very pleasant visit and I enjoyed most of the art despite the work by Robert Smithson, which was lots of broken glass. The energy from that particular work made me feel really bad.
Robert Smithson : Map of Broken Glass
Sam Gilliam-Double Mergelarge scale canvas without frame
Sam Gilliam-Double Mergelarge scale canvas without frame
The beauty of colors hanging as a curtain with a vivid templateis quite extraordinary.
Anne Truitt- Vertical Panels
The simplicity of form and how a simple rectangle can add volume using color with different perspectives was a point of admiration for me.
Sol Le Witt : Isometric Figure with Progressive
Those shapes increase in volume and almost “move” inside and outside the wall only using ascale of grays
Robert Ryman
Robert Ryman
Dan Flavin– Rounds Light White and with Color
Dorothea Rockburne’s large-scale works from the late 1960s and early 1970s
Richard Serra, Torqued Ellipse
Richard Serra, Torqued Ellipse
Lee Ufan-Relatum- Soft Cushion and Stones- Mono-ha movement
Francis Morellet –No End Neon
