2472018 Towards a New Museum Written by Victoria Newhouse Since fst publeatin in 1998, Towarés@ New Museum hes achieved ici status es a servinal exploration ofthe late 20th-century revolution in museum architecture: the transformation from museum as restrained contaner for {ar to museum as exuberant companion to at. Author Victoria Newhouse eitiqued numerous institutions forthe splay of art opened in the 1970s, 1980s, and 19908, culminating in Frank Gahry's Guggenhelr in Boze and Richard Meler's Getty Center In Los Angeles. In tls ‘expanded edition, she continues her investigation of new ‘museums, assessing the radial, Istentury changes that hhave propelled Herzog & de Meuron's De Young Museum in ‘San Francsco ane SANAW's 2i3t Century Museum of Contemporary Act in Kanazawa, Japan, tothe forefront of this buitding type ‘Among the institutions added to this new edition are the Giovanni and Marais Agnelli Pnacoteca, parcned atop an ‘enormous Fat factory in Turn, Italy, and the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, both by Renze Piano Building Workshop; thrae notable update ofthe museum as sacred space, two by Yoshio Taniguchi and one by SANA; the Lois & Richard Resentnal Centr for Contemperary Artin {Gncinatl by Zaha Hadid; and expansions ofthe Reina Sofia Museum af Modern Art in Madrid by Atelies Jean Nouvel, the Walker Act Centr in Minneapolis by Herzo9 & {ée Meuron, and the Museum of Mader Artin New York by Taniguchl Finally, the De Young Museum, rflactng its own eclectic conditions, and the 28st Cantury Museum, consisting of non-herarchicl spaces for every conceivable kind of contemporary artwork as well s facies for social ‘exchange, ae innovative hybrids that propose new ‘ractons forthe future of museum architecture, Towards @ New Museum- The Monacell Press View can Peering FORMAT: Trade Paperback Paces: 349, ‘TRIM Size: 7-3/4 x 10 ILLUSTRATIONS / PHOTOGRAPHS: 4-COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS THROUGHOUT Sen: 97615¢0931809, ‘OW SALE! January 4, 2007 OR CHOOSE ANOTHER RETAILER auipris :NDIEBOUND 800K PASSAGE owes s00Ks [ABOUT | CONTACT US | SUBMISSIONS | RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS. hip. monacelipress.comibook/sbn=8781580031809 uw