Reps for billionaire art collector Peter Brant, also the new owner of 421 E. Sixth St., filed work permits back in October for the former home-studio of artist Walter De Maria.
The plans for now just call for the rather generic "removal of interior non loading bearing partitions and related finishes" here between Avenue A and First Avenue.
EVG regular peter radley spotted a work crew inside the space yesterday...
Brant told the Times last October that he plans on opening an exhibition space here in a few years.
There was a show in this space last December titled "Dan Colen: The L...o...n...g Count." However, that was reportedly not a project of the Brant Foundation Art Study Center in Greenwich, Conn.
No. 421 was built in 1920 as a ConEd substation, but had been converted into a photography studio after De Maria bought it in 1980.
De Maria died of a stroke in July 2013 at age 77.
Previously on EV Grieve:
About that "giant-robot laboratory" on East Sixth Street
RIP Walter De Maria
What is your East Village dream home?
Walter De Maria's 'giant-robot laboratory' going for $25 million; inside is amazing as you'd expect
Walter De Maria's home/studio on East 6th Street is now on the market for $25 million
Rumor: The Brant Foundation buying Walter De Maria's E. 6th St. studio for an exhibition space (19 comments)
Confirmed: Peter M. Brant buys Walter De Maria's amazing East 6th Street home and studio
1st permits filed for renovation of Walter De Maria's former home-studio on East 6th Street
A soft opening at the Brant Foundation's new space at Walter De Maria's former East 6th Street studio
More about the 1st show at Walter De Maria's former home-studio on East 6th Street
6 comments:
Interesting:
http://news.artnet.com/art-world/is-the-brant-foundation-a-tax-scam-or-an-art-investment-vehicle-218304
I went in to take a pic two days ago and they kicked me out.
Bill
I saw the Dan Colen show last month and while the art was underwhelming, the space is truly incredible. It was a treat to finally get inside and see how bright and expansive it is.
As long as it's open to the public (more so than during the Dan Colen show) once the Brandt's take over, it will be a great asset to the neighborhood.
Following up on Gojira's link -- Sunday's Times also had a big story about how the Brant Foundation, and many others, use not-very-public "museums" as a way to get tax breaks: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/business/art-collectors-gain-tax-benefits-from-private-museums.html
It would be nice if this special building could be OPEN to the public, not with a secret password for the elite...
Art collecting as a tax scam?
'Ya mean like the real estate/bank/oil/military procurement/University/charter school/offshore/soy bean/energy/etc
tax scams?
Say it isn't so.....
I dare 'ya!
Well, Bill, if you were trespassing (which it sounds like you were) then it was appropriate that they kicked you out.
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