Visitors Center Model

Architecture and Design

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Studio Gang (American, founded 1997)
Jeanne Gang (American, born 1964)

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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Department: Architecture and Design

Artist: Studio Gang Architects
Title: Visitors Center Model
Place: Chicago (Object designed in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1997–2006
Medium: Nails, sequins, wood, and Plexiglas
Dimensions: 78.7 × 36.8 × 5 cm (31 × 14 1/2 × 2 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Jeanne Gang
Reference Number: 2003.182

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