Josef Albers’s mural Manhattan is recreated for 200 Park Avenue, New York
With the enthusiastic support of Tishman Speyer, the building's current owners, and the architectural firm MdeAS Architects, in association with the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, the historic mural has been painstakingly recreated and installed in its original location at 200 Park Avenue.
In 1963, Josef Albers was commissioned by architect Walter Gropius to create a large-scale mural for the new Pan-Am building adjacent to Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Based on Albers's 1928 glass construction, City, the mural was a monumental 55-foot-wide by 28-foot-tall work of art gracing the commutes of millions over the course of nearly 40 years. In 2000 the mural was removed during a building renovation. Now, after nearly 20 years, and with the enthusiastic support of Tishman Speyer, the building's current owners, and the architectural firm MdeAS Architects, in association with the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, the historic mural has been painstakingly recreated and installed in its original location at 200 Park Avenue. The new red, black, and white laminate boards were built at All Craft Fabricators on Long Island and resonate with the intensity of the original. Manhattan was unveiled on September 23, once again adding artistic energy to the daily lives of millions.
