Wexner Center for the Arts
Wexner Center for the Arts, Art gallery and cultural center at Ohio State University, United States.
The Wexner Center features multiple exhibition spaces, a cinema, and performance venues spread across three floors and 11,980 square meters.
Architect Peter Eisenman completed this structure in 1989 on the former site of an armory building that was demolished in 1959.
The center presents rotating exhibitions of international artists, screens independent films, and organizes educational programs throughout the academic year.
Visitors can access multiple galleries, the Fine Arts Library, and an amphitheater through various pedestrian pathways connecting to the university campus.
The building incorporates a white metal grid exterior and red masonry walls that reflect both the city street layout and campus architectural patterns.
Location: Columbus
Inception: 1989
Architects: Peter Eisenman
Official opening: 1989
Address: 1871 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43210
Website: https://wexarts.org
GPS coordinates: 40.00020,-83.00940
Latest update: December 5, 2025 16:16
Postmodern architecture emerged in the 1970s as a response to the rigid principles of modernism, reintroducing color, ornament, and historical references into contemporary building design. The movement evolved over decades, producing structures that challenge conventional forms and experiment with different materials and surfaces. These buildings demonstrate varied approaches to design, from playful facades to complex geometric constructions, showing how architects employ new technologies while engaging with historical stylistic elements. The collection includes cultural institutions such as the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and Casa da Música in Porto, public buildings like Seattle Central Library and Almere City Hall, and religious structures such as the Jubilee Church in Rome. Other examples include the SIS Building in London, Dancing House in Prague, and Niterói Contemporary Art Museum in Rio de Janeiro. The Louvre Pyramid in Paris and the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus show different interpretations of postmodern principles. The Piazza d'Italia in New Orleans with its colored colonnades and the Portland Building with its decorated facade represent early postmodern works in the United States.
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