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New Museum Leak Amid Expansion Hype | Art News
The New Museum’s $82 million expansion hit a splashy snag—literally—when a post-flood water leak flooded Wang Shui’s gallery, forcing a weekend shutdown and staff scrambling with buckets. While no art was damaged, the irony stings: a sleek, OMA-designed space that critics called unfinished at launch now faces weather-related woes, raising questions about whether haste outpaced durability. The museum’s “extreme weather” excuse feels thin, especially for a show titled “New Humans: Memories of the Future”—where a leaky roof undermines the very future-forward themes on display. Listen in…
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