Chipperfield Museum Mexico City Artist Floor

An art gallery designed by david chipperfield architects to showcase the largest private art collection in latin america opened this weekend in mexico city.

Chipperfield museum mexico city artist floor.

Architect david chipperfield designed a permanent home for the jumex art collection in mexico city latin america s most important private contemporary art collection. Designed by british practice david chipperfield architects the highly anticipated museo jumex threw open its doors in mexico city this week. Located on a triangular site within the polanco area of mexico city this new museum building exhibits part of one of the largest private collections of contemporary art in latin america. The museum is thus a frame for art practices yet to be imagined.

Photograph by antonio moll. Located on a triangular site within the polanco area of mexico city this new museum building exhibits part of one of the. Images by simon menges. With floor to ceiling glass on three of its four sides this is a room essentially without function.

Zoning restrictions limited the space available so chipperfield put the museum administration shop. Alonso is the sole heir of the jumex juice empire. The saint louis art museum is home to one of the most comprehensive art collections in the us and is located in the city s forest park. The museum was built in nuevo polanco a part of the city which is undergoing a rapid.

The original and main building designed by cass gilbert was built as one of the exhibition pavilions for the st louis world s fair held in 1904. The júmex museum however is betting that the future of museums is as much about interaction communication and performance as it is about traditional forms of exhibition. Founded in 2001 by eugenio lópez the jumex collection includes more than 2000 world class artworks by mexican and latin american artists. Mexico city s jumex museum designed by david chipperfield architects opened in 2013 and houses the colección jumex the private art collection of eugenio lópez alonso.

The museum is a new home for one of the most significant private contemporary art collections in latin america today colección jumex.