TITLE

Nomadic Museum migrates to California

AUTHOR(S)
Lubell, Sam
PUB. DATE
March 2006
SOURCE
Architectural Record;Mar2006, Vol. 194 Issue 3, p48
SOURCE TYPE
Trade Publication
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The article reports on the opening of the Nomadic Museum, a temporary art-exhibition space by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, in historic pier in Santa Monica, California on January 14, 2006. It contains a traveling show called "Ashes and Snow," featuring large-scale photographic works by artist Gregory Colbert. The museum is composed of 152 steel cargo containers. The gallery will be disassembled and then reconstructed as the show travels to other destinations.
ACCESSION #
20412099

Tags: ART museums;  TRAVELING exhibitions;  BAN, Shigeru;  PHOTOGRAPHY -- Exhibitions;  COLBERT, Gregory

 

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