LINKTV Democracy Now December 11, 2013
Built on a trapezoal plot of land adjoining the original gallery, the East Building is of a unique and radical design, utilizing triangular shapes with large interior spaces. It was a collaborative effort spanning more than ten years. Director j. Carter brown worked closely with architect i. M. Pei in its development. Seven works of art were commissioned it was agreed that a ecific pieas needed to animate the unbroken expanse of wall in the central crtyard. But the artist would have to have a capacity for monumental concepts, with a sense of color and scale appropriate to the site. A unanimous...