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15/4/2005

Agnes Martin

Dia:Beacon, Beacon

Dia Art Foundation announces exhibitions and programming at Dia:Beacon. A new phase in Dia's retrospective of works by Agnes Martin. Dia's retrospective of works by Agnes Martin enters its second phase with "unknown territory". While part one, "going forward into unknown territory", concentrated on Martin's formative years 1957 to 1960, within the decade that she spent in New York City (1957 to 1967), part two continues a study of that decade, focusing now on the mid-1960s with her signature grid paintings.

Shown in the diffused natural light of Dia's galleries, this exhibition makes available classic works rarely seen due to their fragility and rarity. Closing November 7, 2005, "unknown territory" will be followed in December 2005 by an installation of paintings from the years 1974 to 1979. This retrospective of Martin's work will continue in installments over the next three years.

St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble
In 1993 the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble initiated "Second Helpings," a contemporary chamber music series presenting premieres and repeat performances of works. Characterized by a commitment to ensemble playing and diverse programming, St. Luke's has created a distinctive, vital identity among the nation’s finest musical institutions. "Second Helpings" offers an informal format, encouraging interaction between composers, musicians, and audience. Continuing a collaboration began with St. Luke's in 1998, the series is now presented at Dia:Beacon. Each performance takes place in a different gallery within the museum, chosen to correspond to the theme of the performance.

Readings in Contemporary Literature
Evolving from the Readings in Contemporary Poetry Series held at Dia:Chelsea from 1987–2003, the Readings in Contemporary Literature series, which launches in May 2005, invites writers working in a variety of literary genres to read from their recent work at Dia:Beacon and to participate in a four-day residency in the city of Beacon. As part of the residency, participants will create new work by directly responding to Dia’s collection and their experience of visiting the museum. A biannual colloquy will provide a public forum for a discussion between the writers, the public, and members of the visual art community. Upcoming readings include classics scholar and poet Anne Carson on June 26, 2005 and essayist and poet Lewis Hyde on September 18, 2005.

Gallery Talks at Dia:Beacon, launched in May 2004, continue in 2005. Talks take place on the last Saturday of each month and are free with admission to the museum. The presentations, which take place in the galleries at Dia:Beacon to small groups of visitors, focus on artists in Dia’s collection and are given by curators, art historians, and writers. The winter and spring 2005 schedule includes presentations by Jan Avgikos, Lynne Cooke, and Nico Israel.

Dia:Beacon, Dia Art Foundation’s museum in the Hudson Valley, presents a distinguished collection of contemporary art from the 1960s to the present. Situated on the banks of the Hudson River in Beacon, New York, the museum occupies a 300,000-square-foot former Nabisco box-printing facility, which was renovated by Dia with artist Robert Irwin and architect OpenOffice.

Dia:Beacon's expansive galleries comprise 240,000 square feet of naturally illuminated exhibition space. The museum presents a range of works by a focused group of some of the most significant artists of the last half century, including Bernd and Hilla Becher, Joseph Beuys, Louise Bourgeois, John Chamberlain, Walter De Maria, Dan Flavin, Michael Heizer, Robert Irwin, Donald Judd, On Kawara, Imi Knoebel, Sol LeWitt, Agnes Martin, Bruce Nauman, Blinky Palermo, Gerhard Richter, Robert Ryman, Fred Sandback, Richard Serra, Robert Smithson, Andy Warhol, and Lawrence Weiner.

Dia:Beacon
Riggio Galleries - 3 Beekman Street Beacon, NY 12508

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