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www.privateairny.com Private Air New York | Summer 2014 53 ARTS What began in 1960 by Ralph E. Ogden as an intimate museum for local artists in the Hudson Valley, Storm King transformed itself into a world-class art destination. Spreading to encompass the landscape that surrounds the main building, the facility began attracting sculptors and well-known artists eager to add their own installations to the growing collection. Today, the Storm King Art Center features a body of work representing the most preeminent sculpture artists of our time. Included in the permanent collection are the masterworks Wavefield (2009) that showcases Maya Lin's gently undulating, seasonally changing hills and the iconic Mermaid (1994) by Roy Lichtenstein. Mark di Suvero's instantly recognizable abstract, Pyramidian, has welcomed visitors to Storm King since 1998 and the massive - and massively tactile - Momo Toro (1978) by Isamu Noguchi has spurred the imagination of countless admirers. In a genre where enthusiasts are normally kept at arms length, what sets several pieces of the collection apart is the viewer's unique ability to physically interact. Visitors to Momo Taro – as well as to Sit Down, a series of benches by Daniel Buren and Gazebo for Two Anarchists by Siah Armajani - are encouraged to commune with the pieces, to put hands upon art in order to fully explore each texture and delight in the discovery of every crevice. is summer, Storm King welcomes Zhang Huan: Evoking Tradition. e Huan exhibit brings together a collection showing the artist's Chinese cultural and religious traditions within his practice, in a display that is visually stunning in scale and context. Also on display through fall is Outlooks: Virginia Overton. Sitting in a hay field, Overton's sculpture is sprawling, yet manages ZHANG HUAN: EVOKING TRADITION Storm King's exhibition featuring the work of acclaimed Chinese artist Zhang Huan Courtesy of Pace Gallery, the Collection of Dorren and Gilbert Bassin, the Collection of Shoshana and Wayne Blank and more ©Zhang Huan Studio