Dia Center for the Arts (former)
548 West 22nd Street | Chelsea | built 1920
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- 1987
Dia opens the first art museum in West Chelsea in a converted warehouse
The Dia Art Foundation bought this four-story brick warehouse in 1981 and had Richard Gluckman convert it into galleries with about 8,000 square feet per floor. Dia Center for the Arts opened in October 1987, with Joseph Beuys, Blinky Palermo and Imi Knoebel each given a whole floor. Yearly attendance grew from about 16,000 at the start to roughly 60,000 by the time the building closed.
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- 1988
Dia plants Joseph Beuys's 7000 Oaks trees and basalt columns on West 22nd Street
In 1988 Dia installed five basalt columns, each paired with a young tree, on the sidewalk outside 548 West 22nd Street, extending Joseph Beuys's artwork 7000 Oaks. The planting grew to 37 pairs in 1996 and 38 in 2021. Dia closed this building in February 2004 and later reopened in renovated spaces across the street.
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- 2004
Dia closes its West 22nd Street museum
In February 2004 Dia closes its museum at 548 West 22nd Street for renovations, saying the building cannot handle the crowds it draws. Yearly attendance had grown from about 16,000 to 17,000 at opening to about 60,000. Dan Graham's rooftop installation is taken apart and removed, while Dan Flavin's stairwell work stays on view on long-term loan.
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- 2007
Dia sells the West 22nd Street building
In December 2007 Dia Art Foundation sells the building at 548 West 22nd Street for $38.55 million, citing the extent of repairs needed. Architect Richard Gluckman had renovated the four-story brick warehouse for art, with 8,000 square feet on each floor, a grid of supporting columns and plenty of natural light.
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- 2016
Hauser & Wirth occupies the former Dia building
Gallery Hauser & Wirth moves temporarily into the former Dia Center building at 548 West 22nd Street while constructing its own space nearby at 542 West 22nd Street. Architect Annabelle Selldorf adapts the interior of the building Dia had vacated more than a decade earlier.
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