{"id":33419,"date":"2025-09-15T20:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotelsalepage.com\/feed\/cision-pr-newswire\/genesis-celebrates-the-opening-of-the-genesis-facade-commission-jeffrey-gibson-the-animal-that-therefore-i-am-at-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T20:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:00:03","slug":"genesis-celebrates-the-opening-of-the-genesis-facade-commission-jeffrey-gibson-the-animal-that-therefore-i-am-at-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=33419","title":{"rendered":"GENESIS CELEBRATES THE OPENING OF THE GENESIS FACADE COMMISSION: JEFFREY GIBSON, THE ANIMAL THAT THEREFORE I AM AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>The second Genesis Facade Commission, a multi-year partnership between Genesis and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, to be on view<\/b><b> through<\/b><b> <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 9, 2026<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The exhibition presents four new site-specific works by interdisciplinary artist <span class=\"xn-person\">Jeffrey Gibson<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Genesis Art Initiatives continues to deepen its collaboration with institutions and visionaries with an understanding of contemporary challenges and timeless values<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SEOUL, South Korea<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 16, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Genesis today shared that as part of the multi-year partnership with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Genesis Facade Commission: <span class=\"xn-person\">Jeffrey Gibson<\/span>, <i>The Animal That Therefore I Am, <\/i>will be on view at the Museum&#8217;s Fifth Avenue facade through <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 9, 2026<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2772803\/1__Installation_View_The_Genesis_Facade_Commission_Jeffrey_Gibson_The_Animal_That_Therefore_I_Am_202.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2772803\/1__Installation_View_The_Genesis_Facade_Commission_Jeffrey_Gibson_The_Animal_That_Therefore_I_Am_202.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"Image credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photo by Eugenia Burnett Tinsley\" alt=\"Image credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photo by Eugenia Burnett Tinsley\" \/> <\/a> <br \/><span>Image credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photo by Eugenia Burnett Tinsley<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Initiated in 2024, The\u00a0Genesis Facade Commission is an annual exhibition\u00a0that builds upon\u00a0the Museum&#8217;s contemporary\u00a0art commissions on the Fifth Avenue facade since 2019. An artist is invited each year to create new site-specific works of art, inspiring authentic engagement between the artist,\u00a0The Met&#8217;s audience, and the broader global art world.<\/p>\n<p>Following last\u00a0year&#8217;s\u00a0exhibition by\u00a0renowned contemporary artist Lee\u00a0Bul, Jeffrey\u00a0Gibson, who represented the\u00a0United States Pavilion\u00a0at\u00a0the 60th Venice Biennale, presents four\u00a0new bronze sculptures, which combines his cultural worldview with abstraction, patterning, materiality, and text this year.<\/p>\n<p>This is\u00a0his first major use of\u00a0bronze at\u00a0a monumental scale, each approximately three meters tall, expanding beyond material used\u00a0in his earlier works. Cast elements such as\u00a0wood, beads, and cloth are incorporated to create texture, forming animal figures that bring together the animate and the inanimate.\u00a0The four works depict a deer, a\u00a0coyote, a\u00a0squirrel, and a hawk \u2014 species native\u00a0both to the Hudson Valley, where Gibson&#8217;s\u00a0studio is located, and to Central Park, home to The Met.<\/p>\n<p>The subtitle, <i>The Animal That Therefore I Am<\/i>, is taken from the 2002 book by French philosopher\u00a0Jacques\u00a0Derrida and reflects\u00a0on the interconnectedness\u00a0of all living\u00a0beings and the environment. By referencing Derrida&#8217;s text, the works highlight how animals have been forced to adapt to human environments,\u00a0inviting us to consider what they endure and what they\u00a0might teach us, while remaining in\u00a0dialogue with both the\u00a0Hudson River Valley landscape and the urban ecology of Central Park.<\/p>\n<p>Gibson,\u00a0a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw\u00a0Indians and of Cherokee descent, is widely recognized as a leading figure in contemporary\u00a0Indigenous art and culture.\u00a0Having grown up in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Germany<\/span>, and Korea, Gibson draws upon his diverse cultural identity to create interdisciplinary\u00a0works spanning painting,\u00a0performance, video, and curatorial\u00a0practice. His art explores themes of human relationship\u00a0and collective identity, often incorporating\u00a0Indigenous aesthetics and traditional\u00a0materials to propose new modes\u00a0of abstraction, text, and color. Installed at the Museum&#8217;s main entrance, the sculptures are covered with\u00a0patinated abstract patterns\u00a0that evoke\u00a0beadwork and\u00a0textiles, integrating\u00a0motifs from Indigenous visual traditions\u00a0into the bronze surfaces.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The second\u00a0exhibition\u00a0of The\u00a0Genesis Facade\u00a0Commission\u00a0invites the\u00a0audience\u00a0to engage with the enhanced relationships between living beings, nature, and urban surroundings as envisioned by <span class=\"xn-person\">Jeffrey Gibson<\/span>,&#8221; said DooEun Choi, Art Director of Hyundai Motor. &#8220;The newly commissioned artworks continue to inspire dialogues on cultural diversity and the value of coexistence\u00a0that the artist has been exploring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span class=\"xn-person\">Jeffrey Gibson<\/span> is\u00a0one of\u00a0the most\u00a0remarkable artists\u00a0of\u00a0his generation\u00a0and a\u00a0pioneering figure within\u00a0the\u00a0field of\u00a0native and\u00a0Indigenous art,&#8221;\u00a0said Max Hollein,\u00a0The\u00a0Met&#8217;s\u00a0Marina Kellen\u00a0French Director and Chief Executive Officer. &#8220;These new works are based on his signature use of unconventional\u00a0materials\u00a0and reimagined\u00a0forms,\u00a0employing\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0explore often\u00a0&#8211; overlooked histories and the natural world. We&#8217;re thrilled to\u00a0have his monumental sculptures installed on The Met&#8217;s iconic Fifth Avenue facade through the second Genesis Facade Commission.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0celebration of\u00a0the opening,\u00a0an\u00a0artist talk\u00a0titled <i>An Evening with\u00a0Jeffrey\u00a0Gibson <\/i>will\u00a0be\u00a0held on\u00a0September\u00a015, offering an\u00a0in-depth discussion of\u00a0the artist&#8217;s creative journey and the new commission.<\/p>\n<p>Genesis Art Initiatives continues to expand its collaboration with leading institutions and visionary artists to inspire profound cultural dialogues with the wider world, including <i>The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House <\/i>at Tate Modern, which will run through October.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Genesis and Genesis Art Initiatives<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Genesis is a global automotive\u00a0brand that aims to deliver the highest standards of performance, design, safety, and innovation while looking towards a\u00a0more\u00a0sustainable\u00a0future. Reflecting a commitment to authenticity,\u00a0Genesis seeks to foster dialogue on issues that transcend spatial and temporal boundaries, inspiring people to\u00a0discover the profound through the arts. Genesis Art Initiatives supports institutions\u00a0and visionaries with an\u00a0understanding of contemporary challenges and timeless values. The initiatives include The Genesis Facade Commission at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a multi-year partnership presenting newly commissioned\u00a0artworks on the niches of The Met&#8217;s main entrance facade, and <i>The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House <\/i>at Tate Modern, a comprehensive exhibition of the prominent artist. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.genesis.com\/art.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.genesis.com\/art.html<\/a> or follow @genesis_worldwide #GenesisArtInitiatives\u00a0to learn more about our partnerships\u00a0and programs.<\/p>\n<p><b>About The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 by a group of American citizens\u2014 businessmen and financiers as well as leading artists and thinkers of the day\u2014who wanted to create a museum to bring art and art education to the American people. Today, The Met displays tens of thousands of objects covering 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City\u2014 The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online. Since its founding, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. Every day, art comes alive in the Museum&#8217;s galleries and through its exhibitions and events, revealing both new ideas and unexpected connections across time and across cultures.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>The second Genesis Facade Commission, a multi-year partnership between Genesis and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, to be on view<\/b><b> through<\/b><b> <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 9, 2026<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The exhibition presents four new site-specific works by interdisciplinary artist <span class=\"xn-person\">Jeffrey Gibson<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Genesis Art Initiatives continues to deepen its collaboration with institutions and visionaries with an understanding of contemporary challenges and timeless values<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SEOUL, South Korea<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 16, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Genesis today shared that as part of the multi-year partnership with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Genesis Facade Commission: <span class=\"xn-person\">Jeffrey Gibson<\/span>, <i>The Animal That Therefore I Am, <\/i>will be on view at the Museum&#8217;s Fifth Avenue facade through <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 9, 2026<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2772803\/1__Installation_View_The_Genesis_Facade_Commission_Jeffrey_Gibson_The_Animal_That_Therefore_I_Am_202.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2772803\/1__Installation_View_The_Genesis_Facade_Commission_Jeffrey_Gibson_The_Animal_That_Therefore_I_Am_202.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"Image credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photo by Eugenia Burnett Tinsley\" alt=\"Image credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photo by Eugenia Burnett Tinsley\" \/> <\/a> <br \/><span>Image credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photo by Eugenia Burnett Tinsley<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Initiated in 2024, The\u00a0Genesis Facade Commission is an annual exhibition\u00a0that builds upon\u00a0the Museum&#8217;s contemporary\u00a0art commissions on the Fifth Avenue facade since 2019. An artist is invited each year to create new site-specific works of art, inspiring authentic engagement between the artist,\u00a0The Met&#8217;s audience, and the broader global art world.<\/p>\n<p>Following last\u00a0year&#8217;s\u00a0exhibition by\u00a0renowned contemporary artist Lee\u00a0Bul, Jeffrey\u00a0Gibson, who represented the\u00a0United States Pavilion\u00a0at\u00a0the 60th Venice Biennale, presents four\u00a0new bronze sculptures, which combines his cultural worldview with abstraction, patterning, materiality, and text this year.<\/p>\n<p>This is\u00a0his first major use of\u00a0bronze at\u00a0a monumental scale, each approximately three meters tall, expanding beyond material used\u00a0in his earlier works. Cast elements such as\u00a0wood, beads, and cloth are incorporated to create texture, forming animal figures that bring together the animate and the inanimate.\u00a0The four works depict a deer, a\u00a0coyote, a\u00a0squirrel, and a hawk \u2014 species native\u00a0both to the Hudson Valley, where Gibson&#8217;s\u00a0studio is located, and to Central Park, home to The Met.<\/p>\n<p>The subtitle, <i>The Animal That Therefore I Am<\/i>, is taken from the 2002 book by French philosopher\u00a0Jacques\u00a0Derrida and reflects\u00a0on the interconnectedness\u00a0of all living\u00a0beings and the environment. By referencing Derrida&#8217;s text, the works highlight how animals have been forced to adapt to human environments,\u00a0inviting us to consider what they endure and what they\u00a0might teach us, while remaining in\u00a0dialogue with both the\u00a0Hudson River Valley landscape and the urban ecology of Central Park.<\/p>\n<p>Gibson,\u00a0a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw\u00a0Indians and of Cherokee descent, is widely recognized as a leading figure in contemporary\u00a0Indigenous art and culture.\u00a0Having grown up in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Germany<\/span>, and Korea, Gibson draws upon his diverse cultural identity to create interdisciplinary\u00a0works spanning painting,\u00a0performance, video, and curatorial\u00a0practice. His art explores themes of human relationship\u00a0and collective identity, often incorporating\u00a0Indigenous aesthetics and traditional\u00a0materials to propose new modes\u00a0of abstraction, text, and color. Installed at the Museum&#8217;s main entrance, the sculptures are covered with\u00a0patinated abstract patterns\u00a0that evoke\u00a0beadwork and\u00a0textiles, integrating\u00a0motifs from Indigenous visual traditions\u00a0into the bronze surfaces.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The second\u00a0exhibition\u00a0of The\u00a0Genesis Facade\u00a0Commission\u00a0invites the\u00a0audience\u00a0to engage with the enhanced relationships between living beings, nature, and urban surroundings as envisioned by <span class=\"xn-person\">Jeffrey Gibson<\/span>,&#8221; said DooEun Choi, Art Director of Hyundai Motor. &#8220;The newly commissioned artworks continue to inspire dialogues on cultural diversity and the value of coexistence\u00a0that the artist has been exploring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span class=\"xn-person\">Jeffrey Gibson<\/span> is\u00a0one of\u00a0the most\u00a0remarkable artists\u00a0of\u00a0his generation\u00a0and a\u00a0pioneering figure within\u00a0the\u00a0field of\u00a0native and\u00a0Indigenous art,&#8221;\u00a0said Max Hollein,\u00a0The\u00a0Met&#8217;s\u00a0Marina Kellen\u00a0French Director and Chief Executive Officer. &#8220;These new works are based on his signature use of unconventional\u00a0materials\u00a0and reimagined\u00a0forms,\u00a0employing\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0explore often\u00a0&#8211; overlooked histories and the natural world. We&#8217;re thrilled to\u00a0have his monumental sculptures installed on The Met&#8217;s iconic Fifth Avenue facade through the second Genesis Facade Commission.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0celebration of\u00a0the opening,\u00a0an\u00a0artist talk\u00a0titled <i>An Evening with\u00a0Jeffrey\u00a0Gibson <\/i>will\u00a0be\u00a0held on\u00a0September\u00a015, offering an\u00a0in-depth discussion of\u00a0the artist&#8217;s creative journey and the new commission.<\/p>\n<p>Genesis Art Initiatives continues to expand its collaboration with leading institutions and visionary artists to inspire profound cultural dialogues with the wider world, including <i>The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House <\/i>at Tate Modern, which will run through October.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Genesis and Genesis Art Initiatives<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Genesis is a global automotive\u00a0brand that aims to deliver the highest standards of performance, design, safety, and innovation while looking towards a\u00a0more\u00a0sustainable\u00a0future. Reflecting a commitment to authenticity,\u00a0Genesis seeks to foster dialogue on issues that transcend spatial and temporal boundaries, inspiring people to\u00a0discover the profound through the arts. Genesis Art Initiatives supports institutions\u00a0and visionaries with an\u00a0understanding of contemporary challenges and timeless values. The initiatives include The Genesis Facade Commission at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a multi-year partnership presenting newly commissioned\u00a0artworks on the niches of The Met&#8217;s main entrance facade, and <i>The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House <\/i>at Tate Modern, a comprehensive exhibition of the prominent artist. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.genesis.com\/art.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.genesis.com\/art.html<\/a> or follow @genesis_worldwide #GenesisArtInitiatives\u00a0to learn more about our partnerships\u00a0and programs.<\/p>\n<p><b>About The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 by a group of American citizens\u2014 businessmen and financiers as well as leading artists and thinkers of the day\u2014who wanted to create a museum to bring art and art education to the American people. Today, The Met displays tens of thousands of objects covering 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City\u2014 The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online. Since its founding, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. Every day, art comes alive in the Museum&#8217;s galleries and through its exhibitions and events, revealing both new ideas and unexpected connections across time and across cultures.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cision-pr-newswire","category-cision-pr-newswire-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33419\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}