{"id":22428,"date":"2020-12-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/?p=22428"},"modified":"2022-09-12T14:24:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T12:24:18","slug":"e4-magazzino-italian-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/e4-magazzino-italian-art\/","title":{"rendered":"E4 – Magazzino Italian Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many times, art and architecture have diffused limits. As you know, I arrived in NYC<\/strong> in March, and two weeks later, everything was closed until further notice. I was so unlucky that I had no chance to visit any of them. I had the likeliness to walk through the fifth avenue completely alone and explore NY in an\u00a0unrepeatable way, but you cannot judge a city only for its streets or its buildings. After being here for seven months, most of the museums begun to open in September. \u00a0Now, I have the opportunity to meet a new part of the City, not only represented by the steel and the concrete. In the next three posts, I will talk about my visits, experiences, and thoughts of the NY museums.<\/p>\n

One of the first to open in the State was the Magazzino Italian Art Museum<\/a><\/strong>. Located in Cold Spring<\/strong>, in the middle of the countryside, it is a perfect place if you need a break from the urban life of such a big city. You could go by train to the town and then take an Uber<\/strong> or a bus to the Museum. It was designed by Miguel Quismondo<\/a><\/strong>, a Spanish architect based here in New York<\/strong>. After the first wave, they implemented all the possible restrictions to avoid the spread of the virus including some cool small devices that emit a vibration when someone is less than 6 feet away. The museum contains some interesting works from the Arte Povera<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from the last century to the contemporary Italian art. The museum has two volumes, the first one is a renovation of an older factory with an incredible exposed metal joist structure. The second volume is a huge concrete box with a translucent skylight that allows the light to enter the building and create a magic atmosphere. The tension between the two pieces appears in the central patio. There was a little temporary exhibition from some contemporary artists here in New York that explored and investigated new techniques and ways of expressing their art during the spring lockdown. I almost forgot… MQArchitecture<\/strong> is my office! Follow us on Instagram<\/a>!<\/p>\n

I am starting to discover the culture in the US and in the next post, I will talk about the Whitney Museum of American Art <\/a>and the MoMA!<\/a>! Stay tuned!<\/p>\n

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