Exhibition Sponsor: Dr. Stanley and Mickey Kaplan Foundation
Supporting Sponsors: GBBN Architects; Corporex Companies, Inc.; Lynne Meyers Gordon, M.F.A; FRCH Design Worldwide

Curated by Cynthia Goodman with Studio Daniel Libeskind

Daniel Libeskind is the first exhibition to showcase four of this acclaimed architect’s recent and major North American building projects. From the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco and the Royal Ontario Museum to the Denver Art Museum and the Ascent in Covington, this exhibition demonstrates Daniel Libeskind’s distinct aesthetic process through photographs, conceptual drawings, models and three-dimensional structures, referred to in the exhibition as enclosures. The exhibition design affords the viewer the remarkable opportunity to physically experience Libeskind’s architecture by stepping inside each enclosure modeled after recently built architectural projects. According to the architect, the surfaces of the enclosures recall architectural materials such as zinc, titanium, steel and glass. These enclosures enable visitors to examine an architectural “fragment viewed in a 360 degree panorama.” Quotes by Libeskind offering insight into his creative process line the enclosures, combining theoretical ideas with physical manifestations of the architect’s vision. Regarding the exhibition design, Libeskind says, "We created a space in counterpoint to the exhibition space. The structures break out of the box and create sculptural perspectives in which image and text are in play."

According to Libeskind, the exhibition, specifically designed for the Lower Second floor Gallery of the Contemporary Arts Center, is “part of a language of architecture that is crystal clear, optimistic and free.” This language unites all of Libeskind’s projects, from residential structures to public institutions. Daniel Libeskind’s exhibition coincides with the opening of the Ascent, the architect’s first North American high-rise building.

Above: Daniel Libeskind, portrait by Michael Klinkhamer Photography

Daniel Libeskind, Denver Art Museum (Detail). Courtesy of Studio Daniel Libeskind.