Massive James Rosenquist Mural Unveiled In Lobby Of 3 World Trade Center The Financial District
BY: SEBASTIAN MORRIS
A James Rosenquist mural titled
Joystick is now on display in the lobby of 3 World Trade Center in the
Financial District. The mural spans 46 feet of the office building’s
ground-floor entryway.
James Rosenquist was born in
Grand Forks, North Dakota and rose to become a seminal figure in the Pop Art
movement of the 1960s. He is most known for his large-scale, collage-style
paintings and major exhibitions at the Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Modern Art,
the Whitney Museum of American Art, and many other institutions both domestic
and abroad. Rosenquist died at his home in New York City on March 31, 2017 at
the age of 83.
As described by James Rosenquist
Studio, Joystick, which was originally painted in 2002, is an ode to
Rosenquist’s love of flying. The abstracted visualization is based on
reflections of various forms from within a central mirrored cylinder moving at
a great speed.
Lily Rosenquist, artist and
daughter of James Rosenquist, oversaw installation of the mural.
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