New Museum Reopens in NYC with Massive Expansion and Futurist Show
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After more than three years of construction, the New Museum on the Lower East Side reopens March 21 with a 60,000-square-foot expansion by OMA/Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas, doubling gallery space, adding residencies, a restaurant, and community programs. The opening exhibition, 'New Humans: Memories of the Future,' fuses 20th‑century masters with contemporary artists and 16 new commissions to explore how technological change affects humanity, and admission will be free for opening weekend; total project cost is about $82 million as Lisa Phillips retires in April.
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