In anticipation of the September 2012 opening of the new Black Family Visual Arts Center a wall sculpture by renowned abstract artist Ellsworth Kelly has been installed on the eastern  façade of the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College, facing the Visual Arts Center.

Dartmouth Panels reflects Kelly’s abiding interest in abstract shapes and how they intersect with their surroundings. The work is composed of five monochromatic aluminum panels, each painted a single block of color—yellow, green, blue, red, and orange—and each measuring over 22 feet high and 5.5 feet wide.

A special dedication ceremony for the Black Family Visual Arts Center, and the installation of Dartmouth Panels, will be held on September 14, 2012.

The installation of the Ellsworth Kelly sculpture is one of the many events that are part of Dartmouth’s Year of the Arts—a series of special artistic programs and initiatives to be held during the 2012-2013 academic year that will highlight the school’s vibrant arts culture and reaffirm its role as one of the nation’s leading academic arts communities.

Ellsworth Kelly (1923) is widely recognized as one of the greatest abstract artists working today. He is known for his use of scale, simplicity of form, and vibrant, pure colors.

 

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