Celestial Garden is a sound-light installation by Mexican American light artist Leo Villareal. For those keeping score at home, Blackstone billionaire Steve Schwarzman funneled money to Yale that spearheaded a rehabilitation of the storied Woolsey Hall. While Woolsey has been able to retain its name on the main theater, the surrounding buildings have been dubbed The Schwarzman Center. Fun fact, early in the war on Gaza, some enterprising street artist chiseled off some letters so that the center was temporarily named The War Center. The renovation fleshed out some dining spaces and the Dome. Like any elite university colliding with the spoils of capitalism, the center is pretty posh. The five flights up Dome is exactly as billed, a fancy sitting space with a dome and skylight. Perfect location for the trippy installation of The Celestial Garden. This never before exhibited artwork features an original ambient soundscape and employs a suite of ten projectors that map the entire Dome’s intrados. The perpetually evolving intricate patterns were inspired by the beauty in nature. The sounds were Eno-esque, music for Domes maybe. The exhibit had plush carpets and seating allowing viewers a relaxed atmosphere to gaze up at the kaleidoscopic projections. Looking forward to more happenings at this space.
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