But Mr. Poots, who has succeeded in the past at drawing audiences to even seemingly esoteric fare, said art needed new work, and new ideas. “We don’t want them to fail, but it’s not that they’ve messed up if they fail. “This idea that we’re making new work, commissioning across all art forms, allows for parity,” he said. “We have seen Lincoln Center and others spend millions to open their campuses and space for this kind of real connection between visitor and artist. Can this happen at Hudson Yards?”The Shed is trying.

Source: New York Times March 28, 2019 07:52 UTC