Seagram building to have Roy Lichtenstein sculpture.RFR RFR Radio Frequency Radiation RFR Request For Resources RFR Right of First Refusal RFR Radio Free Roscoe (TV show) RFR Risk-Free Rate (investing) RFR Rio Frio, Costa Rica Holding LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control announced the installation of a monumental Roy Lichtenstein sculpture, "Brushstroke," this week at the Seagram Building Seagram Building High-rise office building in New York City (1958). Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson, this sleek Park Avenue skyscraper is a pure example of a rectilinear prism sheathed in glass and bronze; it took the International Style to its zenith. Plaza at 375 Park Ave. Made of painted aluminum and measuring 32 feet in height, the yellow and black "Brushstroke" is from a series of sculptures that Lichtenstein completed just before his death in 1997. It is the first sculpture in this recent series to be exhibited publicly and will be on display through Spring 2002. The open, expansive plaza of the Seagram Building and its long history of fine art exhibitions is a perfect compliment to the simple, modern artistry of "Brushstroke." RFR Holding LLC, which acquired the Mies vander Rohe/Philip Johnson-designed skyscraper in late 2000, plans to hold a ceremonial dinner in October to formally celebrate the installation. "We were delighted to' be approached to provide the first public exhibition of a sculpture created by a legendary artist," said Aby Rosen Aby Rosen is a real estate tycoon living in New York. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1960. As the son of Jewish holocaust survivors, he grew up in a traditional Jewish community and environment in Frankfurt. , principal of RFR Holding LLC. "When my business partner, Michael Fuchs, and I acquired the Seagram Building, one of our many goals for the property was to restore its rich history as a prime location for public art exhibition. We are enormously proud to be working with the Lichtenstein estate and the Gagosian Gallery The Gagosian Gallery is a contemporary art gallery owned by Larry Gagosian with seven locations. Four are in the United States (three in New York, and one in Beverly Hills), two are in London, and one is in Rome, Italy. to bring 'Brushstroke' to the public." |
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