The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts3716 Washington Boulevard
(between Grand Blvd. & Spring Ave.)
St. Louis, MO 63108
Admission: Free
Note: The Pulitzer is open select days so please check their website for availability prior to your trip.
http://www.pulitzerarts.org/
The Pulitzer "presents changing exhibitions and engages in a variety of programming initiatives involving the visual, literary, and performing arts." The building and the works bring in two sometimes very distinct, yet sometimes separate, crowds to the Pulitzer: artists and architects. The building itself was designed by renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando and opened in 2001. It is one of a half-dozen Ando designed buildings in the United States. Of note, photography is not allowed on the interior but perfectly acceptable on the exterior.
The interior exhibits rotate about every six months allowing for plenty of time to stay current with exhibits. The current exhibit, schedule to run to October 3 2009, is titled the Old Masters at the Pulitzer. The exhibit features pieces from the 14th to the 18th century. To more accurately represent the settings in which the original works were displayed, this exhibit does not provide artificial lighting on the works. Many pieces were originally designed for dark churches where sunlight was the only option for the artist. A constant piece at the Pulitzer is the sculpture "Joe" by Richard Serra which is shown in the photograph above.
If you have not been to the Pulitzer I would encourage you make the trip.
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