The Cubbies
July 2nd, 2010Apparently, I’m behind the times. I’d never heard of SketchUp until Ann Hamilton’s assistant Colin McDonald astounded me with the 3D sketching software this week. He showed me a layout of what stylus is to look like, which he made by adding images to a model of the Pulitzer someone uploaded here. Here is the Main Gallery plus white cubbies that stretch along the entire western wall and window:
Before installation began, Ann Hamilton’s studio sent Colin’s sketches to Shane Simmons, our Chief of Installations, who created a mock-up of the cubbies using foam core. He placed it in front of the window to the Water Court to see how it affected the architecture and light patterns of the Pulitzer. Here was the scene at 5pm:
Ann Hamilton’s studio designed the cubbies as a place to put the paper hands but also to be art objects in themselves, which interact with the Ando building in a harmonious way. The Pulitzer commissioned a cabinet shop in St. Louis to build modular units, which are five cubbies high and fit together to make a 6-foot-tall, 172-foot-wide structure.
As a final touch, Craig, a painter at the Pulitzer, painted the cubbies in eggshell white.
