Katharina Grosse’s Rockaway! Installation at Fort Tilden, all photos via Rae Wang for Art Observed

Sitting at the edge of Fort Tilden, the former aquatics building marks the transition from the manicured lawns of the former U.S. Army base to the sandy expanse of the Far Rockaways’ beachfront.  Yet the prominently placed structure, which saw considerable damage during Hurricane Sandy, has been slated for demolition in the coming months, opening the door for MoMAPS1 to commission a temporary intervention by artist Katharina Grosse at the site. (more…)

James Turrell’s Meeting, one of MoMA PS1‘s permanent installations, will reopen this summer, Klaus Biesenbach announced this week.  The reopening after an extensive renovation will ring in the 40th anniversary of the opening of PS1.   (more…)