Top: deMenil residence, North Facade at Night, East Hampton, New York
Photo:Norman McGrath
Bottom: Gwathmey Residence, Amagansett, NY
Photo courtesy of Stephen Fox

GWATHMEY SIEGEL: Inspiration and Transformation

Inspiration and Transformation is the first museum exhibition devoted to the work of American architectural firm Gwathmey Siegel and Associates Architects (NYC). The firm designed the Cameron Art Museum, as well as many other notable museums, residences and corporate offices. This exhibition addresses eight Gwathmey Siegel projects, focusing primarily on five that represent major transitions in their forty-five year practice. The exhibition demonstrates the broader cultural currents in American modernist art and architecture, as well as the more specific inspiration of art associated with each of these commissions.

Exhibition curator Douglas Sprunt focuses on five "transitional and transformative" projects in this exhibition, each of which marks a transition in the work of Gwathmey Siegel as seen in projects spanning more than forty years. The exhibition's focus upon these transformative and transitional projects demonstrates the broader cultural currents in American modernist art and architecture, as well as the more specific inspiration derived from works of art in these commissions.

This exhibition is curated by Adjunct Curator of Architecture and Design, Doug Sprunt.

This exhibition received support from the Estate of Katherine Phillips; the Hilldsdale Fund; the Randleigh Foundation Trust, established by the William R. Kenan, Jr. who was a native of Wilmington NC; Nancy C. Allen; Mr. and Mrs. Scott Sullivan; Jon and Deedy Vincent; and Deborah and Matt Long. Additional support came from Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cain; Mr. and Mrs. Scott Corbett; Rick Myracle and John Taylor; and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nasseri.