Philip Johnson Exhibit Takes Over Landmark Lipstick Building

by Ava Burke | Thursday, August 2, 2012

Greg Gorman's 2000 portrait of Philip Johnson is the exhibition's central piece.

Since 1986, Philip Johnson’s Lipstick Building has made its mark on the New York skyline as a towering emblem of postmodern architecture, joining icons such as the Museum of Modern Art and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s Lever House along midtown’s design-rich 53rd Street. This year, the skyscraper hosts an exhibition celebrating its architect, tracing Johnson’s

Read more ...