Watch as artist Lee Boroson transforms the ceiling of the Vradenburg Café into a moonlit atmosphere suggestive of the ethereal night skies in Albert Pinkham Ryder’s paintings. Lunar Bower is on view through May 27, 2012.
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Moonlit Mood
Lee Boroson. Sketch for Lunar Bower, 2011.
In honor of tonight’s full moon, a preview of the next Intersections project, opening May 26. Lee Boroson’s Lunar Bower responds to moonscapes in the permanent collection. It is made of silk and felt and will suspend (illuminated) from the ceiling of the cafe.
Albert Pinkham Ryder. Moonlit Cove, early to mid- 1880s. Oil on canvas; 14 1/8 x 17 1/8 in. The Phillips Collection
Arthur G. Dove. Me and the Moon, 1937. Wax emulsion on canvas; 18 x 26 in. The Phillips Collection
William Scharf. Grey Moon, 1991. Acrylic on board; 11 3/4 x 14 7/8 in. The Phillips Collection