John Portman: Art and Architecture
John Portman: Art and Architecture
High Museum of Art
Through April 18, 2010
The High Museum of Art will be the sole venue for “John Portman: Art & Architecture,” an exhibition featuring architectural projects, furniture, paintings, and sculpture by Atlanta-based architect and artist John Portman.
The fifteen completed and current architectural projects that will be featured span five decades of national and international developments, including the Hyatt Regency Atlanta (1967) that is globally renowned as the first modern atrium hotel.
The projects will be presented with large-scale photographs, design plans, elevations, text, articles, and in some cases, architectural models. The exhibition will also feature paintings and sculptures by Portman—most never before publicly exhibited.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a full-color catalogue with a major essay introduction by Paul Goldberger, noted historian and Architecture Critic for “The New Yorker” since 1997.
“John Portman: Art & Architecture” is organized by the High Museum of Art, and was curated by Jeffrey Grove.