Questions 186-190 refer to the following announcement and article.
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PRESS RELEASE The Holden Art Pavilion will open its doors to the public on March 1 st. At 50,000 square meters, this new museum is the largest art exhibition space in the country. Its innovative design, by renowned architect Simone Perrotta, has received praise from around the world. The Pavilion’s mission is equally innovative. While it has no permanent collection, the Pavilion is instead providing a variety of regularly changing temporary exhibitions which will showcase art of all eras and styles. The Pavilion offers world-class facilities and exhibitions, including a dozen exhibition rooms, a cinema, a concert hall, a cafe, and a gift shop. “The Pavilion’s unique design will make it an architectural landmark as well,” says executive director Brandon Cartwright. The inaugural exhibition in the Grand Room will be “Barbeau’s Legacy”. Exhibition rooms B and C will be displaying “Africa in Transition” and “Weng Xui: Early Works”, respectively, in March. Admission is $12 for exhibitions in the Grand Room, $5 for each of the other exhibitions, or $15 for an all-access ticket. For more information, visit www.holdenart.com. |
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Appearances Are Deceiving at the New Museum You won’t have any trouble finding the Holden Art Pavilion. The asymmetrical structure, composed of curved glass and twisted steel girders, is unlike anything else in the world. As a building recognized for its architecture, there’s no question that the Pavilion lives up to the hype. It may have been a lot of trouble to build — the architect who designed it quit halfway through construction, and the work took a whole year longer than expected — but it was worth it. Favorable comparisons to the Sydney Opera House and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao are well-deserved. The Holden Art Pavilion is nice inside, too. Even with its numerous facilities, the bright interior still feels spacious. The atrium’s abstract sculptures and oddly curving walls match the otherworldly exterior. The problem with the Pavilion is its contents. At this time, the displays are not nearly as exciting as the building which houses them. The feature exhibition, “Barbeau’s Legacy”, provides a good overview of the Frenchman’s career and the artists he inspired, but several important pieces are missing. The other exhibitions are minor, and several galleries are still empty. A world-class museum should deliver more. For now, the Pavilion is all style and no substance. By Karla Tomlinson, Art Critic |
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