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The Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden reopens on the National Mall
After years of construction, the Hirshhorn's 1.3-acre Sculpture Garden reopens October 31 with 30,000 new trees and plants, 60 artworks, and the underground Passage of Reflection back in use.
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The Hirshhorn's renovated Sculpture Garden reopens October 31 after years of construction, WTOP reported. The 1.3-acre garden on the National Mall now holds 30,000 new trees and plants and 60 works of art, about 50 percent more than before.
Artist-architect Hiroshi Sugimoto designed stacked stone walls that form outdoor rooms for sitting with a piece. The underground passage that once ran under the street to the museum is open again, with an installation called Passage of Reflection along both sides. The reopen is a date, a plant count, and a longer list of sculpture, after a stretch when the garden was a construction site.
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The Hirshhorn Museum sits on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Its outdoor sculpture garden was closed for years of construction. It reopens on October 31. The garden covers 1.3 acres and now has 30,000 new trees and plants and 60 works of art, about half again as many as before. Artist and architect Hiroshi Sugimoto designed stacked stone walls that make small outdoor rooms for sitting with a sculpture. An underground passage under the street, closed for a long time, is open again with an artwork called Passage of Reflection running along both sides.
- Why put a sculpture outside instead of in a room?
- What is a garden for if you can also see art there?
- How is a quiet outdoor room different from a noisy sidewalk?
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