Princeton University has a long history of commissioning public art by the likes of Henry Moore, Louise Nevelson, Alexander Calder and Pablo Picasso, dating back to the 1960s.
And when the Princeton University Art Museum opens to the public next year, at almost double the size of its original building, six new large-scale works by women and artists of color will have pride of place — visible beacons near the building’s perimeter, both indoors and out at this central crossroads on campus.
The artworks include four site-specific commissions by Diana Al-Hadid, Nick Cave, Jane Irish and Tuan Andrew Nguyen and two acquisitions by Jun Kaneko and Rose B. Simpson.
“From every access point toward the museum, there will be works of public art so that people can almost use them as visual markers of arrival,” James Steward, its director, said.
Persons:
Henry Moore, Louise Nevelson, Alexander Calder, Pablo Picasso, Diana Al, Hadid, Nick Cave, Jane Irish, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Jun Kaneko, Rose B, Simpson, “, ” James Steward
Organizations:
Princeton University, Princeton University Art Museum