The title of the inaugural exhibition on view through September at the new 21C Museum Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, is Hybridity: the Evolution of Species and Spaces in 21st-century Art. Awaiting guests in a gallery visible from the registration desk, the show includes challenging—and often surreal—sculptures, paintings, and photography by leading contemporary artists including Grant Hayunga, Nicolas Lampert, and Patricia Piccinini. The notion of hybrid is a fitting metaphor for the property, which combines a nonprofit museum and a 91-room hotel within the walls of five renovated 19th-century warehouses. Designed by Deborah Berke & Partners, the 21C does not employ art as a decorative backdrop.
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