Sifang art museum aims to introduce the newest forms of art and to contribute to the growth of public appreciation for contemporary art while trying to create a destination of art, architecture, design, and other artistic activities in the natural environment of laoshan national forest park. Aug 16, 2011 nanjing sifang art museum designed by internationally renowned architecture practice steven holl architects is set as a unique landmark for the chinese city of nanjing. Nov 26, 20 its a project thats been rumbling on for almost a decade, but with this months grand opening of the new sifang art museum over in nanjing, the china international practical exhibition of architectures cipea is all but complete. Slated to open in 2018 in nanjings pukou district, nanjing green towers will be the first vertical forest built in asia. The uniquely structured building is based on the parallel perspective of early chinese painting. The new museum is sited at the gateway to the contemporary international practical exhibition of architecture. The sifang art museum is a private museum and an iconic building designed by american architect steven holl, located in the city of nanjing, china. Image 1 of 76 from gallery of nanjing sifang art museum steven holl architects. Sifang art museum, 9 zhenqi road, pukou district, nanjing, jiangsu, china. Sifang art museum artists, artworks, and contact info artsy. The film series explores the changing perspectives as visitors move through the new sifang art museum below, the first and second film with steven holl.
Architecture honors its history while embracing the future. Limiting the colors of the museum to black and white connects it to the ancient paintings, but also gives a background to feature the colors and textures of the artwork and. Mar 31, 2020 nanjing sifang art museum by steven holl architects. Lobservatoire international nanjing sifang art museum. Sifang art museum exhibition including interior of sifang art museum and a tour around sifang collective exterior 40 cny. Architecture and art lovers will be able to visit the sifang art museum and appreciate the architectural collection of uniquely designed. The museum explores the shifting viewpoints, layers of space, and expanses of mist and water, which characterize the deep alternating spatial mysteries of early. Architecture of the year earchitects selection of key architectural developments posted on the site in the last year. The new museum is sited at the gateway to the contemporary international practical exhibition of architecture in the lush green landscape of the pearl spring near nanjing, china. The 15,000squarefoot museum, part of a planned complex of signature structures intended to put nanjing on the artworld map, has two strikingly different. While nanjing doesnt hold the same cultural sway as traditional tourist capitals shanghai or beijing, the citys sifang art park is a fascinating place to. Image 37 of 76 from gallery of nanjing sifang art museum steven holl architects.
Nanjing sifang art museum steven holl architects ideasgn. Sifang art museum, china design by steven holl architects. The sifang art museum previously known as 4cube museum of contemporary art is a museum in nanjing, in jiangsu province in china. The 15,000squarefoot museum, part of a planned complex of signature structures intended to put nanjing on. Image 47 of 76 from gallery of nanjing sifang art museum steven holl architects. The courtyard is paved in recycled old hutong bricks from the destroyed courtyards in the center of nanjing. The sifang art museum is sited at the gateway to the contemporary. Sifang art museum inaugural exhibition sifang art museum no. It explores the shifting viewpoints, layers of space, and expanses of mist and water, which characterize the deep alternating spatial. Nanjing sifang art museum designed by internationally renowned architecture practice steven holl architects is set as a unique landmark for the chinese city of nanjing. Sifang art museum, nanjing steven holl architects inexhibit.
Steven holl s sifang art museum, which was constructed in 2011 and is located in the pearl spring scenic area near nanjing, china. The new museum is sited at the gateway to the contemporary international practical exhibition of architecture in the lush green landscape of the pearl spring. Guy nordenson and associates nanjing sifang art museum. Nanjings new sifang art museum illustrates chinas cultural boom. In 1805, sir john barrow asked the emperor of china why the court painter refused to use perspective, the emperor responded that the imperfections of the eye are not a sufficient justification to represent object in nature as imperfect. The sifang art museum is a integral part of the sifang parkland formerly known as the china international practical exhibition of architecture. This chinese building by an american architect is one of our picks from buildings of 20. Nanjing sifang art museum the composition of this new museum complex echoes the parallel perspectives used in chinese painting where straight passages below turn into winding passages above, and the building explores the shifting viewpoints, layers of space, and expanses of mist and water, which characterize the deep alternating spatial. Artyzen sifang opens in nanjing, china hospitality net.
In a forest on the outskirts of this former chinese capital, 58yearold realestate developer lu jun and his 30. Image 52 of 76 from gallery of nanjing sifang art museum steven holl architects. Sifang art museum, 9 zhenqi road, pukou district, nanjing, jiangsu, china cnns shen lu contributed to this report. Art galleries are held inside an illuminated glass tunnel and balanced high above the ground at this museum by steven holl, the centrepiece of. Sep 26, 2014 sifang art museum nanjing, china philadelphia museum of art usa cooper hewitt design museum new york city. The museum explores the shifting viewpoints, layers of space, expanses of mist and water, which characterize the deep. The museum explores the shifting viewpoints, layers of space, expanses of mist and water, which characterize the deep alternating spatial mysteries of the. Perspective is the fundamental historic difference between western and chinese painting. Nanjing sifang art museum by steven holl architects dezeen. Box mobile gallery wise architecture hwang hyochel.
Designer steven holl combines composition, structure and materiality with landscape, even in texture, using bamboo to print in the concrete wall. This 30,000sf museum devoted to art and architecture sits at the entrance to the contemporary international practical exhibition of architecture near nanjing china and is composed of winding gallery passages that culminate in a topmost suspended gallery. A look inside some of the worlds greatest museum branding. A year of the worlds best beaches theres a perfect beach for every week of the. Nanjing sifang art museum steven holl architects archdaily. Someone seeking a backdrop for a presentday science fiction fable might find one in the pearl spring park outside nanjing. May 08, 20 nanjing sifang art museum, nanjing, china 2003 20. While its not the easiest of places to reach, its nonetheless a worthwhile autumn day trip out of the. Past show featuring works by mao yan, xu zhen, zhang enli, gabriel lester, yutaka sone, luc tuymans, wang guangyi, zhang peili, danh vo, william kentridge, zhou chunya, olafur eliasson, marlene dumas, maurizio cattelan, he an, duan jianyu and steven holl at sifang art museum nanjing, no. Based on a diverse collection of international and chinese contemporary art, the sifang art museum designed by steven holl holds high quality, changing curatorial exhibitions throughout the year. An architectural wonderland hidden in a chinese forest. Nanjing sifang art museum by steven holl architects. See more ideas about nanjing, art museum and steven holl. The new sifang art museum is sited at the gateway to the contemporary international practical exhibition of architecture in the lush green landscape of the pearl spring near nanjing, china.
Art and spaceinterviews with leading architects who design. Nanjing s new sifang art museum illustrates chinas cultural boom. Invited by arata isozaki to participate in this project of. Nanjings new sifang art museum illustrates chinas cultural. While nanjing doesnt hold the same cultural sway as traditional tourist capitals shanghai or beijing, the citys sifang art park is a fascinating place to take in some stunning architecture in an. The sifang art museum is sited at the gateway to the contemporary international practical exhibition of architecture in the lush green landscape of the pearl spring near nanjing, china. It is a nonprofit private multifunctional institution dedicated to the exhibition, preservation, research and education of contemporary art and architecture. Steven holl completes greenroofed nanjing museum of art. Nanjing sifang art museum with a suspended glass gallery by steven holl for the chinese international practical exhibition of architecture.
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