New York is getting one other addition to its esteemed roll of arts establishments. Slated to open in 2026, CANYON marks a primary for town, reworking a long-vacant 40,000-square-foot business area right into a hub for video, sound performances and durational artwork.
Equal elements museum, efficiency venue and social area, CANYON guarantees to deliver depth to new types of artwork. The venue will characteristic evening-focused hours and cutting-edge know-how tailor-made to immersive, screen-based storytelling — works “resists the fast look,” co-founder Joe Thompson described.
Created by philanthropist Robert Rosenkranz and Thompson, who additionally serves because the founding director of MASS MoCA, the establishment, at its core, is a dedication to artists specializing in time-based mediums, wrestling with concepts of surveillance, synthetic intelligence and local weather nervousness. “In a world the place most individuals have interaction with data, reminiscence and id by means of screens, video has develop into the pure language of rising generations, and artists are utilizing that language in profoundly ingenious methods,” added Rosenkranz.
The upcoming establishment will name Decrease East Facet’s Essex Crossing dwelling. New Associates Structure has been tapped to steer the constructing’s transformation, which can characteristic 18,000 sq. ft of gallery area, a 60-foot-tall gathering area and a 300-seat efficiency corridor for live shows, lectures and screenings.” The purpose, based on Thompson, is a welcoming surroundings that “feels extra like a lounge than a white dice,” with a give attention to hospitality and ambiance. Key cultural companions, similar to Digital Arts Intermix, Rhizome and the ARChive of Modern Music, can even preserve a everlasting presence inside CANYON.
Whereas programming improvement continues to be underway, tentative plans embrace a retrospective of Japanese sound and media artist Ryoji Ikeda, and Worldbuilding, the acclaimed video game-focused group present curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist. As New York continues to push the boundaries of up to date tradition, CANYON positions itself as a future-facing area for the evolving language of up to date artwork.
