Dia:Beacon

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Dia:Beacon is an art museum located next to the Hudson River in Beacon, New York. Operated by the Dia Art Foundation, Dia:Beacon shows works by Richard Serra, Dan Flavin, Joseph Beuys, Donald Judd, among others.

In 2005, Dia Beacon offered a spectacular exhibit of the paintings of Andy Warhol and Agnes Martin.

Contents 1 History 2 Collection 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] History

The museum opened in the National Biscuit Carton Making and Printing Plant in May 2003.

[edit] Collection

The museum has works by Joseph Beuys, John Chamberlain, Walter De Maria, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, Imi Knoebel, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Louise Bourgeois, Michael Heizer, Robert Irwin, On Kawara, Sol LeWitt, Agnes Martin, Bruce Nauman, Robert Ryman, Gerhard Richter, Robert Smithson, and Lawrence Weiner, among others.

Entrance.

[edit] See also

• Dia Art Foundation

[edit] External links

• Official site

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