As the result of his residency, Stephen Talasnik built a series of floating reed structures for Manitoga’s Quarry Pool, adjacent to the original home of modernist designer Russel Wright in Garrison, New York. Talasnik was drawn to Manitoga’s seamless architecture and natural splendor. In his words, “There is an intimacy to the choreographed environment that engages the senses. It compels the individual to confront a very immediate and intimate space within a suggestively theatrical large-scale natural sanctuary”.

Sanctuary from different perspectives

When & where
May 1 to November 9, 2015
Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center, 584 Route 9D
Garrison, New York State

Details
An artist-led tour is scheduled for October 17, 2015 @ 1:30pm. Ticket $25.
For reservations click here.

Allison Cross, Manitoga’s Executive Director, says of the selection of Talasnik, “Similar to Wright’s intervention at Manitoga, Talasnik’s work occupies the intersection of art, innovation, science and nature and enters into a profound dialogue with place.”
 

For a scheduled tour during the summer,
click here!

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Located in Garrison, New York, one hour north of New York City, Manitoga is one of the few 20th-century modern homes and landscapes open to the public in New York State. The organization preserves, protects and shares Wright’s modernist House, Studio and Woodland Garden as a masterful integration of design and nature, a powerful example of land reclamation, and a resource for inspired design in daily living through public tours, programs and events.

Manitoga is a National Historic Landmark, an Affiliate Site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a World Monuments Watch Site and acknowledges the support the New York State Council on the Arts.