Eric N. Mack's 'A Whole New Thing' at Wexner Center
The Wexner Center for the Arts features Eric N. Mack's lobby commission, 'A Whole New Thing', which reimagines the lobby, staircase, and café into an installation that responds to its environment. This work deepens his exploration of abstraction, emphasizing fabric as a medium that is atmospheric, structural, and social. Mack's artistic choices interact with the renowned building designed by Peter Eisenman, reshaping the space through a dynamic interplay of color and fabric. The installation evokes feelings of tension, gravity, and fragility, while remaining attuned to elements like air, light, gravity, and time. It is both architecturally scaled and improvisational in approach, running until May 24, 2026.
Key facts
- Eric N. Mack created 'A Whole New Thing' for the Wexner Center lobby commission.
- The installation activates lobby, staircase, and café areas.
- It is site-responsive and engages with architecture and public space.
- Mack has previously installed works at Palazzo Grassi, Douglas Hyde Gallery, and an abandoned gas station near Salton Sea.
- The Wexner Center is an iconic building designed by Peter Eisenman.
- Fabric is used as an atmospheric, structural, and social medium.
- The installation conveys tension, gravity, and fragility.
- Runs until May 24, 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Eric N. Mack
Institutions
- Wexner Center for the Arts
- Palazzo Grassi
- Douglas Hyde Gallery
Locations
- Columbus
- United States
- Venice
- Italy
- Dublin
- Ireland
- Salton Sea
- California