Word: evening
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Science Center and Peabody Terrace. Rothko, enamored with dreams of creating a public space with his artwork, was eager to bring this vision to fruition. Ideally, Rothko preferred that the viewer stand a mere 18 inches away from the surface of his paintings, so that his glowing canvases governed even peripheral vision. And still, what would be even more visually encompassing than to have a complete room walled by Rothkos...
...today is the result of fading due to ultraviolet radiation that shone through the bay window of the penthouse. Furthermore, after the installation, the penthouse was turned into a well-frequented University dining facility. So, added to the damaging sunlight was beverage and food spills and splatters, vandalism, and even a physical tear from an ill-placed chair. The Fogg Museum, aware of the damage, made numerous attempts to bring about the murals' removal and preservation. But to no avail, as the murals belonged to the Corporation, which itself was held under the Deed of Gift not to move...
...present: Standing in front of Panel #2, the only uncovered, respiring portion of the series, the other four hang frozen beside and behind it, shourded in plastic. Panel #2's current blue hues look somewhat dolorous. But Ms. Cohn offers assurance "that the ensemble as a whole still works" even if some unity is lost with the fading. "They still have the solemn resonance that Rothko wanted. A very inspiring ensemble still. Yes, they are damaged, but no, they are not wrecked...
...even know if he listened to it, actually...
...Yeah, and when you repeat something, and you repeat it and repeat it and repeat it, even if you just change it subtly, the changes become more apparent. It's just trance music, really. It's not trance in that, you know, Paul Oakenfold-style trance music, but it's trance-inducing music...