The Dia Art Foundation has broken years of silence regarding its plans for its Chelsea exhibit space on West 22nd Street, telling the New York Times it plans to build a 22,000-square-foot home there after it bought a neighboring parcel.
The return to the New York scene is significant for Dia, which closed its doors in 2004 for lack of space. The building gallery just purchased, 541 West 22nd Street, is between two other buildings Dia owns, the Times said, enabling them to build its dream home. Dia paid $11.5 million for the building last year, the Times said.
The new gallery will include 15,670 square feet of gallery space and a 3,625-square-foot rooftop for outdoor exhibitions. [NYT]