It's been years since the Lower East Side's main draws were knishes and cheap pants on Orchard Street, but the New York neighborhood's gentrification becomes officially complete this weekend with the opening of The New Museum, the Bowery's modern architectural marvel designed by Tokyo architectural firm Sejima + Nishizawa/SANAA. The 60,000-square-foot space, which includes a theater, four public galleries, an educational center, and rooftop terraces, will be the city's only spot devoted strictly to contemporary art. Its premiere exhibition, “Unmonumental: The Object in the 21st Century,” is a study in sculptural assemblage from more than 30 international artists, including John Bock and Eva Rothschild.
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