Hauser & Wirth Somerset opened in July 2014 and has since garnered international acclaim and received over 650,000 visitors including 100 schools and educational institutions per year. The project was first reported in the local press months ago, but official planning approval only came down in recent weeks. Laplace and Oudolf were both instrumental in the development of Hauser & Wirth Somerset and will collaborate for this project with a group of local architects, Miquel Sintes, Minerva Sánchez and Bià Garriga, and with a landscape architect from the region, Álvaro de la Rosa. Isla del Rey, one of three islands in Mahon port, is home to an architecturally imposing decommissioned naval hospital and a group of disused outbuildings built in the 18th-century. As part of the expansion, the gallery will help fund the restoration of the island’s decommissioned naval hospital, which dates back to the English rule of Menorca in the 18th century. Online exhibitions from Artists and Estates Pierre Huyghe. It began with intensive research in Summer 2019, focusing on practical steps towards responsibly reducing the gallery’s carbon footprint when organizing exhibitions globally. Given the current situation, with so many in essential self-isolation, we are accelerating the launch of ArtLab’s programs with a new approach to virtual reality exhibitions that can engage as many people as possible and bring them together while we’re all apart.’. COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization. Laplace and Oudolf were both instrumental in the development of Hauser & Wirth Somerset and will collaborate for this project with a group of local architects, Miquel Sintes, Minerva Sánchez and Bià Garriga, and with a landscape architect from the region, Álvaro de la Rosa. ArtLab, Hauser & Wirth Menorca exterior view created in HWVR. Conxa Juanola, Mayoress of Mahon, comments: ‘On behalf of the town of Mahon, I welcome this project which sensitively connects with the heritage of the area, preserves the natural environment and will bring outstanding cultural experiences for our community and visitors. We have sent you an email containing a link to reset your password. Opening in 2021, Hauser & Wirth Menorca is an arts center on Isla del Rey. At its most immersive, VR has a way of hijacking your brain, stripping it of all guile, and transporting it to an alternate reality. The title suggests the act of making art—the creation of something other than the thing it purports be—but it's especially fitting in VR, where the artworks that represent an artist's thought, feeling, or observation are themselves represented by digital assets. Sign up to be notified when new articles like this one are published in Ocula Magazine. By clicking 'Accept' or by continuing to use this site, you consent to our use of cookies. Hauser & Wirth is located in Zurich, London, New York, Somerset, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Isla del Rey, one of three islands in Mahon port, is home to a decommissioned naval hospital and a group of disused outbuildings built in the 18th century. Hauser & Wirth Menorca is an arts center planned to open on Isla del Rey in 2021, located in the port of Mahon in Menorca. The annual series of changing exhibitions will be presented from April to October and, to contextualize works on view, some will include major loans from museums. At one of the biggest gallery openings in weeks, there was no wine, no conversation, and no one else. This site uses cookies to improve user experience. ArtLab was formed to create bespoke technology solutions for the most pressing issues in the art world, including greater accessibility and sustainability.