Studio Gang (American, founded 1997)
Jeanne Gang (American, born 1964)
Visitors Center Model
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Studio Gang (American, founded 1997)
Jeanne Gang (American, born 1964)n.d.
Visitors Center Model
Studio Gang (American, founded 1997) Jeanne Gang (American, born 1964) →21st Centuryarchitectural modelmodel
Date
n.d.
Medium
Nails, sequins, wood, and Plexiglas
Dimensions
78.7 × 36.8 × 5 cm (31 × 14 1/2 × 2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Jeanne Gang
Jeanne Gang’s mixed-media model for the facade of a proposed Chicago visitor center showcases her interest in tactility. Clad with a series of sequinlike photovoltaic modules hung from a lightweight wire structure, the proposed facade explores the notion of seriality, transposing an abstract vocabulary of decorative patterning onto a functional device. The solar modules enhance the building’s sustainability while also providing it with a powerful graphic identity from the street.
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