Proposed to the Whitney by David Hammons, Day’s End takes inspiration from an artwork of the same name by Gordon Matta-Clark (1943–1978). In 1975, Matta-Clark cut five openings into the Pier 52 shed that formerly occupied the site. Hammons’s Day’s Endis an open structure that precisely follows the outlines, dimensions, and location of the original shed—and, like Matta-Clark’s intervention, it will offer an extraordinary place to experience the waterfront.
Now, The Whitney, in collaboration with the Hudson River Park Trust, has developed a permanent public art project by David Hammons (b. 1943). Entitled Day’s End (2021), this monumental installation will be located in Hudson River Park along the southern edge of Gansevoort Peninsula, directly across from the Museum, and is currently a work-in-progress!
