Design and Project Development for The Event Cafe inside The New School. A collaboration with artist Glenn Ligon, Lite Brite Neon, and Tishman Construction, the objective was to integrate Ligon’s neon work into the architectural concrete panels surrounding the Event Cafe. The result was the design and fabrication of a full-blown modular system, at Ferra Designs Inc, 2015.
ARTIST: Glenn Ligon
ARCHITECT: S.O.M.
Glenn Ligon, For Comrades and Lovers, 2015, Neon, Permanent installation, The New School Art Collection, 65 Fifth Avenue Event Cafe Commission, NY; © Glenn Ligon; Images courtesy of the artist, The New School Art Collection, NY; Luhring Augustine, NY, Regen Projects, LA, and Thomas Dane Gallery, London.