Aglow
March 6th, 2006One of my favorite aspects of the Pulitzer is how different times of day, even different times of year, have a dramatic effect on the lighting in the galleries. For example, light bouncing off the watercourt can create a variety of patterns on the walls, or light coming through the skylight occasionally creates a blue halo around Blue Black.
A bonus of Minimalism and Beyond is the way some of these works of art create effects of their own depending on the time of day and the amount of light pouring in through the windows. The most dramatic is definitely Gold Mats, Paired (For Ross and Felix) the gold field by Roni Horn on our Mezzanine. Surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows, the angle of the afternoon sun hitting the gold not only creates a blinding effect on the top of the work, but also a brilliant, glowing effect between the two mats. Take a look (click on the image to enlarge):
