Day's End at The Whitney Museum Model

New York

United States

“Day’s End,” by American artist David Hammons, at Pier 52 (also known as Gansevoort Peninsula) in New York City pays homage to deconstructionist Gordon Matta-Clark who, in 1975, cut five openings into the shed that formerly occupied the site.

Client: Whitney Museum of American Art

Artist: David Hammons

Structural Engineer: Guy Nordenson and Associates

Construction and General Contractor: Hunter Roberts Construction Group

Steel Fabricator: Mariani Metal Fabricators Ltd.

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Hammons’ artwork conveys an open structure created with brushed stainless posts and cast stainless steel nodes that exactly shadow the framework, proportions, and location of the original structure.

The stainless-steel structure is minimal, ethereal and slender with 8.625-inch diameter members that span 65 feet. Sea level and storm scenarios were taken into account in an effort to guarantee structural longevity.

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