It had to play a role in a new edge of New YorkĬity, keeping New York City as leading edge of the cultural world.” The principals of The Shed, NYC’s newest iconic cultural institution housed in an architectural marvel: Hans Ulrich Obrist, David Rockwell, John Tisch, Dan Doctoroff, Liz Diller and Frank H McCourt, Jr. It different from anything else in New York City.’ That’s not easy in a town ofġ200 cultural institutions. “We designed The Shed as a platform, uniquely adaptable, to liberate artists to fulfill their dreams.”Īgo, Doctoroff said, The Shed “started as small square on map, a placeholderįor To Be Determined cultural institution. “The dictionary defines ‘shed’ as an opened-ended structure with tools,” said Doctoroff. “There are many cultural institutions – many are about the past. This institution will discuss culture and humanity, how we all need to be We are discovering the future of NYC and how we as citizens and creators of Six and a half years ago, after seeing a 60-second animation of what The Shed could be, purpose-built to house various forms of culture and building would move, John Tisch, vice chair of the new institution, told his wife, “The Shed is about future of NYC and we need to be involved.” Indeed, they noted, in a city of 1200 cultural attractions, The Shed had to be different, beginning with its commitment to commissioning new works, creating a platform – the space and place – for artists across disciplines, engaging audiences across a spectrum of backgrounds and interests, but most significantly, creating a building, that like a “living organism” would keep morphing to accommodate artists’ visions today and decades from now, accommodating the unimaginable ways art and culture might change over time. Doctoroff, chair of the board, during a press preview prior to the April 5 grand opening, when the principals involved with the genesis of the project spoke of what The Shed, and its mission, meant to the city and society. It’s “the Swiss army knife” of culture,” said Daniel L. Vision to be a platform across multi-disciplines. Its leading-edge approach to harnessing the arts as a force for social actionĪnd public good, its astonishing architecture, flexible, versatile andĪdaptable enough to enable artists of today and tomorrow and fulfill their To be gain a place among the pantheon of iconic art institutions, along with ![]() Newest cultural center to open in a city which prides culture above all, sure An “anti-institution” cultural institution to provide a home and nurture the full spectrum of the arts, where emerging artists, local artists, and established artists have parity, and audiences represent the diversity and inclusivity of New York with low-priced ticket holders dispersed throughout the house. Imagine a structure 120 feet high that can fit 2000 people for a concert, but that can move, expand, shrink or be completely removed to expose an open-air plaza. Syndicate, The Shed is notable for a design based around flexibility the new cultural arts center is adjacent to the Highline and The Nest and is the “beating heart” of the new Hudson Yards development on New York City’s West Side © Karen Rubin/
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