The sculpture is 17' 5" tall, weighs 1,433 pounds and is comprised of 7,500 mirror mosiacs over polyester on steel armature. And very impressive in person!
The 36,500 square foot building was designed by Swiss architect, Mario Botta, who also designed the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. It features an open, glass, 4-story atrium where the Wall Drawing 995: Color Geometric Form by Sol Levitt, 2001, can be seen from the lobby.
The museum is named for the Charlotte, NC, resident (and Swiss native), Andreas Bechtler who has committed his extensive personal and inherited collection to the city. Some of the vast collection are displayed on the four floors here. Found in the lobby is the artwork shown below: Andy Warhol, The Bechtler Family, 1973 (acrylic and silkscreen on canvas)
Currently, The Art Books of Henri Matisse, from the Bank of America Collection are on display on the 4th floor. Here are some photos of the exhibit.
Henri Matisse, Jazz, 1948; and Henri Matisse, Blue Nude with Green Stockings, 1952.
Albert Giacometti, Small Female Head; Birth of Day; Dawn; 1937 (gilded bronze).
Pablo Picasso, Face and Owl, 1953 (ceramic).
Markus Raetz, (Act) Nude Study, 1977 (distemper and pencil on damask table cloth).
Be sure to walk out to the Sculpture Terrace to see these three interesting sculptures. Max Bill,untitled, 1975 (granite).
Barbara Hepworth, Garden Sculpture, 1958 (bronze).
Germaine Richier, Woman Grasshopper, 1946 (bronze).
We started our tour on the 4th floor and this sculpture was at the bottom of the stairwell on the first floor. Here are photos of both.
Admission to the museum is $8/adults and $6/seniors. We always find modern art to be a bit bizarre but always interesting. The building here alone is something to see! Having lived in Charlotte in the 1960s, I am finding the cultural opportunities here now very exciting!
See the museum's website for information on current and upcoming exhibits, hours of operation, etc.
Website: www.bechtler.org
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