Pamela Kogen (my sister, a brilliant artist herself [if I must say so myself]) and I took a drive to Beacon, New York, a river town along the Hudson. Our destination: Dia Beacon. Formerly a Nabisco box-printing facility, it is now a museum dedicated to contemporary large-scale installations, paintings, and sculptures from the 1960s to the present day. My favorite installations were: "Torqued Ellipses" by Richard Serra Watching the light from the windows dance on these massive abstract sculptures was mesmerizing. These bold monuments measure 14 feet high and are made of weathered steel. "Standing Walls," by Larry Bell Stunning (as my mother used to say). It was set on a pink rug (which I learned viewers can NOT walk on to get a closer view). The sheer blue-tinted glass panels are strategically arranged to create a minimalist elegance that feels as if they are floating. The two elements — the rug and the glass panels — give a striking geometric e...
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