Storm King Art Center
For Immediate Release
February 2004
STORM
KING ART CENTER SEASON BEGINS APRIL 1, 2004
The Storm King Art Center, one of the most distinguished and best-loved
sculpture parks in the world, opens for
its 2004 season on April 1. Storm
King comprises 500 pristine acres of carefully maintained fields, hills, and
woodlands, on which more than 100 works by major international artists are
thoughtfully sited. Featured are works
by artists ranging from Alexander Calder, Isamu Noguchi, and David Smith, to
Richard Serra, Andy Goldsworthy, and Ursula von Rydingsvard. Located approximately one hour north of the
George Washington Bridge—fifty miles
from midtown Manhattan—Storm King is among the oldest cultural institutions in
the Hudson River Valley region. The
2004 season extends until November 14.
On May
12, Storm King will open Chakaia Booker at the Storm King Art Center, a special exhibition of works by American
artist Chakaia Booker. A
selection of approximately twelve sculptures will be on view in the Museum
Building and some eight works will be installed on the grounds. The exhibition will remain on view for the
2004 season.
Ms. Booker creates large-scale
sculptures out of discarded truck,
car, and bicycle tires. Formally
inventive, rhythmic, and imbued with enormous presence, the works are at once
lyrical and powerful. Both the scale
and the light-absorbing quality of the rich black sculptures makes them ideal
for display in the outdoors.
A
highly-regarded artist and arts educator, Ms. Booker was awarded a
Pollock-Krasner grant in 2002, honoring artistic achievement. Her work, included in the collections of the
Bronx Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Newark Museum, and The
Studio Museum of Harlem, among others, has been featured in museums, galleries,
and sculpture gardens across the country, as well as in the Netherlands and
Japan.
Storm King Art Center
Founded in 1960, the
Storm King Art Center is among the world’s most vital modern-art
organizations. Its permanent collection
of sculpture dates from 1945 to the present and includes works by many of the
twentieth century’s most influential artists.
The art is meticulously integrated into a landscape of superb vistas of
rolling hills and fields—planted with native grasses—and forests. The permanent collection, which includes
several specially commissioned site-specific works, is usually complemented by
both temporary outdoor installations and exhibitions in the museum
building.
Among the artists whose work may
be seen at Storm King are David Smith,
represented by thirteen major sculptures; Alexander Calder, with the
fifty-foot-high stabile The Arch (1975); Isamu Noguchi, whose Momo
Toro (1977–78) was commissioned by Storm King; Mark di Suvero, with four monumental works; Richard Serra, whose Schunnemunk Fork (1990–91) is
installed on ten acres; Louise Nevelson,
with City on a High Mountain (1983); and Andy Goldsworthy, whose Storm
King Wall (1997–98), a 2,278-foot-long, serpentine wall made of fieldstone,
was also commissioned by Storm King.
Other artists include Magdalena
Abakanowicz, Robert Grosvenor, Roy
Lichtenstein, Nam June Paik, and Kenneth
Snelson.
Storm King takes its name from Storm
King Mountain, located five miles from the Art Center, whose dramatic slope and
peak were favorite subjects for the painters of the Hudson River School.
The experience of Storm King,
which beautifully unites art and nature, is different with each visit, as
changing seasons, light, and weather conditions transform the landscape and the
work. Visitors may walk through the
grounds or take a self-guided tour aboard a handicap-accessible tram that
travels through the main portion of the grounds. An audio-guide is
available for rental at the museum shop.
Hours
and Admission
Storm King is open Wednesday through Sunday, April 1 through November 14,
2004. Hours are as follows: April
1–October 30, 11:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; October 31–November 14, 11:00 a.m.–5:00
p.m. From May 29 through September 4,
2004, grounds remain open until 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays
Admission is: adults $10.00;
senior citizens and college students (with valid ID) $9.00; students (K–12)
$7.00; free for members and children under five years old.
For
additional information about Storm King, including public programs and travel
directions, the public may log onto www.stormking.org,
or call 845-534-3115. Storm King is
located on Old Pleasant Hill Road, in Mountainville, New York.
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For additional press information or visual materials, contact Lisbeth Mark at Jeanne Collins
& Associates, LLC, New York City, 646-486-7050; info@jcollinsassociates.com.