Hirshhorn雕塑园10月31日重开：四年改造后60件作品亮相 展品较此前增加五成
位于华盛顿（Washington, D.C.）国家广场（National Mall）的史密森尼 Hirshhorn 博物馆雕塑园，将于10月31日（周六）结束历时四年的改造、重新对公众开放。据 Hirshhorn 博物馆官方发布，重开当日的庆祝活动于上午10时至下午4时举行、花园上午11时正式开放，全程免费，地址为 Independence Ave SW 与 7th St SW 交口。
改造后的雕塑园占地1.3英亩，共展出60件作品，较上一代陈列增加50%；园内新栽近30,000株植物与树木，其中24件是 Joseph H. Hirshhorn 奠基捐赠中的重要作品。雕塑园1974年开园时展出52件作品，出自 Hirshhorn 捐赠给国家的2,000余件雕塑收藏；本次展出的60件中，39件来自奠基捐赠人的个人收藏，包括21件1974年开园时的原展品。
新园由建筑师兼艺术家 Hiroshi Sugimoto 重新设计，在保留 Gordon Bunshaft 原有现代主义格局的基础上，砌起由950吨石材手工干砌而成的石墙来划分展区。园区共设五个入口，国家广场一侧的正门加宽，并恢复了一条关闭多年的地下通道，把花园与博物馆广场重新连通，另新增东、西两处观景台。
展品方面，东花园陈列罗丹的《加莱义民》与《巴尔扎克纪念碑》、马蒂斯作于1909至1931年间的《背部 I–IV》青铜浮雕系列，以及 Henry Moore 的五件与 Barbara Hepworth 的两件作品；当代部分包括小野洋子的《许愿树》，西草坪将首展 Yoshitomo Nara 的《Sentinels of Stillness》。开幕日当天，Raven Halfmoon、Yoshitomo Nara、Chatchai Puipia 与 Pedro Reyes 四位艺术家将到场作快闪讲解。
Hirshhorn 馆长 Melissa Chiu 表示：「雕塑园的活化改造，是 Hirshhorn 自1974年开馆以来对园区最重要的一次重新思考。」Hirshhorn 博物馆是美国国家现代与当代艺术博物馆，隶属史密森尼学会，常年免费开放。
Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden Reopens October 31: 60 Artworks on View After Four-Year Revitalization, Up 50 Percent
The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., will reopen to the public on Saturday, October 31, at the end of a four-year revitalization, the Hirshhorn Museum has announced. An opening celebration runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. that day, with the garden itself opening at 11 a.m.; admission is free. The museum stands at Independence Ave SW and 7th St SW.
The redesigned garden covers 1.3 acres and will display 60 artworks, a 50 percent increase over its previous installation, set among nearly 30,000 newly planted trees and plants. Twenty-four of the works are major pieces from Joseph H. Hirshhorn's foundational gift. When the garden first opened in 1974 it showed 52 artworks drawn from Hirshhorn's gift to the nation of more than 2,000 sculptures; of the 60 works now on view, 39 come from the founding donor's personal collection, including 21 that were installed in 1974.
Architect and artist Hiroshi Sugimoto redesigned the garden with deep respect for Gordon Bunshaft's original modernist design, introducing dry-stacked stone walls hand-hewn from 950 tons of stone to define the outdoor galleries. The garden now has five entry points, including a wider front door on the National Mall, and Sugimoto's plan restores Bunshaft's long-closed underground passageway, reconnecting the garden with the museum plaza; new east and west overlooks have also been added.
In the East Garden, visitors will find Rodin's "The Burghers of Calais" and "Monument to Balzac," Matisse's bronze relief series "The Backs I-IV" (1909-1931), five sculptures by Henry Moore and two by Barbara Hepworth. Contemporary works include Yoko Ono's "Wish Tree for Washington, DC," and the West Lawn will host the inaugural exhibition "Yoshitomo Nara: Sentinels of Stillness." On opening day, artists Raven Halfmoon, Yoshitomo Nara, Chatchai Puipia and Pedro Reyes will give pop-up talks about their sculptures.
"The revitalization of the Sculpture Garden marks the most significant rethinking of our campus since the Hirshhorn opened in 1974," said Hirshhorn Director Melissa Chiu. The Hirshhorn, the national museum of modern and contemporary art and part of the Smithsonian, is free to all visitors.
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图片来源：图：Hirshhorn 雕塑园东花园改造效果图，可见罗丹《加莱义民》、干砌石墙与《巴尔扎克纪念碑》。DarcStudio 绘，Hirshhorn 博物馆官方发布图／Rendering of the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden's East Garden, showing Rodin's Burghers of Calais, the dry-stacked stone walls and the Monument to Balzac. Rendering by DarcStudio, courtesy of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (official release image).
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