New
York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Roof Garden Commission - Pierre
Huyghe - Rite Passage. The Pierre Huyghe’s site-specific installation, Rite Passage, until November 1, on The
Metropolitan Museum’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden looks more like a
building site, and it’s the breathtaking New York Skyline that first grabs your
attention. It is only after a few “tourist” photos that you begin to wonder, what is on show,
because the huge unimposing tank is surrounded by people and the pavement, which is part of the installation, is intentionally in disarray.
New
York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Roof Garden Commission - Pierre
Huyghe - Rite Passage. Huyghe has spent the past twenty-five years experimenting across media
to create ritualistic, engaging encounters with art. His practice extends
beyond the use of traditional art forms like drawing and film to materials
uncommon in a fine-arts context, including living animals, plants, and other
natural elements. At the MET, his project explores the transformation of
cultural and biological systems through a dynamic gathering of components
derived from the Museum's collection, architecture, and surroundings.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Roof Garden Commission
Pierre
Huyghe - Rite Passage - 2015
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