The Zaha Hadid-designed Mobile Art pavilion for Chanel has finally reached the United States. The touring exhibition structure opened this morning in Central Park's Rumsey Playfield, the third stop for the contemporary art container, which was first unveiled by Karl Lagerfeld in Venice in June 2007. The 20-foot-tall, 95-foot-wide piece, created by the Pritzker Prize-winning architect, houses 20 installations and pieces of artwork inspired by the Parisian fashion house's iconic quilted handbag.
The futuristic pop-up, described by The New York Times as a "Star Trek-style spacecraft" is free to the public and offers a guided audio tour of the facility as well as a surrounding courtyard that will host evening events. Curated by Fabrice Bousteau, editor in chief of Beaux Arts magazine, the exhibition includes videos, sculptures, and photographs.
Mobile Art will be open to the public from today through to November 9, and is expected to travel to London and Moscow before ending in Paris in January 2010.
