Dré Wapenaar: Pavilion
Long term installation closed in winter
Courtyard A
Dutch artist and designer Dré Wapenaar's multi-colored Pavilion in MASS MoCA's Courtyard C will be part of the MASS MoCA complex for years to come. This outdoor social sculpture of overlapping canopies located in the center of the 14-acre complex provides a shady respite for daytime visitors and has become home to MASS MoCA's outdoor performances and concerts.
In association with NL: A Season of Dutch Arts in the Berkshires , the installation marks Wapenaar's second visit to North Adams. In 2004, as part of The Interventionists, he exhibited his Buckminster Fuller-inspired Birthing Tent (2003) and his Death Bivouac (2002). His inhabitable artworks use the tent form to suggest new social arrangements. The installation is closed in the winter.
The opening celebration was held June 15
NL: A Season of Dutch Arts in the Berkshires is coordinated by the Department of Press and Cultural Affairs at the Consulate General of The Netherlands in New York and Service Centre for International Cultural Activities (SICA) in Amsterdam. Initial funding for NL was provided by The Netherlands Culture Fund through SICA. Additional funding has been provided by the Fund for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture and the Mondriaan Foundation.
Read the NY Times review.
Dre Wapenaar, Courtyard C Pavilion, 2007. Photo by Dan McKinley
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