28/6/2002
MoMA QNS Grand Opening
MoMA QNS, Long Island City
MoMA QNS Grand Opening June 29, Free Admission. The Museum of Modern Art has commissioned special projects by contemporary artists to celebrate the opening of its temporary new home in Queens on June 29.
MoMA QNS Grand Opening June 29, Free Admission
The Museum of Modern Art has commissioned special projects by contemporary
artists to celebrate the opening of its temporary new home in Queens on
June 29.
Among them is Transient Rainbow, a minute-long fireworks program conceived
by artist Cai Guo-Qiang, produced by Fireworks by Grucci Inc., and
organized by Lilian Tone, Assistant Curator in MoMA's Department of
Painting and Sculpture and the office of the Deputy Director for
Curatorial Affairs. A rainbow of fireworks will cross the East River,
tracking the Museum's movement from Manhattan to Queens.
To view the map showing viewing points please go to:
http://www.moma.org/momaqns/opening/rainbow.html
>From Queens: Gantry Plaza State Park, 49 Avenue and East River Drive. Take
the 7 train to Vernon Blvd.-Jackson Ave and walk two blocks toward the
river. Additionally, shuttles will depart from MoMA QNS beginning at
8:30pm and return at the conclusion of the display.
>From Manhattan: East River esplanade between 27 and 34 Streets or East
River Esplanade Park between 36 and 38 Streets. Use the 37 Street
pedestrian tunnel or 36 Street entrance. You can take the 6 train to 28 or
33 Street or M16 or M34 buses.
Cai Guo-Qiang
Mark the opening of MoMA QNS with a spectacular minute of color and light
Cai Guo-Qiang Transient Rainbow
Saturday, June 29, 9:30 p.m. (rain date: Sunday, June 30)
Conceived by artist Cai Guo-Qiang and produced by Fireworks by Grucci Inc.,
Transient Rainbow
celebrates the opening of MoMA QNS with a rainbow of fireworks that cascade across the East River, tracking the Museum’s movement from Manhattan to Queens. The dazzling visual effect will resemble a rapidly moving monumental arch (300 feet wide and 300 feet high), momentarily connecting the two banks at the thundering speed of 100 feet per second.
For the best viewing,watch from Gantry Plaza State Park. Located at 49 Avenue and East River Drive in Long Island City, Queens, the park is easily accessible by subway. Take the 7 train to Vernon Blvd./Jackson Ave. station and then walk two blocks toward the water.
Travel by shuttle from MoMA QNS to Gantry Plaza State Park. Shuttles will depart from MoMA QNS beginning at 8:30 p.m. and return at the conclusion of the display.
Transient Rainbow may also be viewed from Manhattan: East River between 25 and 34 Streets and at the East River Esplanade Park, located between 36 and 38 Streets. The park may be entered through the 37 Street pedestrian tunnel.
MoMA QNS opens with special hours: Saturday, June 29, and Sunday, June 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p
MoMA QNS
33 Street at Queens Blvd.
Long Island City, Queens
(212) 708-9400