![]() Reese doesn’t want to give away too many fun details before the opening, but the piece will feature projection mapping to essentially animate it - think the technology of the popular Van Gogh “Immersive Experience” - customizable to whatever is happening in town at the moment. Collectively, they’ll form a stylized map of central Ohio, with flowing rivers and landmarks such as the Columbus Zoo, Franklin Park Conservatory and Ohio Stadium represented. One of the new pieces sure to attract attention will be a 50-foot-by-15-foot series of embellished vertical metal strips behind the 402 reception desk. The Hilton’s holdings already count as Ohio’s largest collection of contemporary art, he said, and the 402 tower will introduce 40 new artists to the collection. ![]() In 2012 that was relatively unusual for a high-end hotel but “There has been an awakening” since then, Jim Reese said. Beneath both images is a Thurber quote suitable for our post-pandemic time: “A sound creature in a crazy world.”Ĭolumbus can thank brothers and art consultants Jim and Michael Reese for the Hilton’s focus on local artists. ![]() The line drawing is rendered in the hotel’s signature persimmon color against a white background, with a reverse, white-on-persimmon version below. And although it will be studded with equally stunning original pieces, lovers of art and of Columbus might be most delighted by a relatively simple print that will hang in almost every guest room: an image of the iconic James Thurber dog, sniffing a flower. The Columbus native legend’s folk art of life in Poindexter Village, the Blackberry Patch, and other centers of Black life in Columbus won her worldwide recognition and a MacArthur “genius” grant. Those familiar with 401, the original Hilton Columbus Downtown, know that it showcases more than 150 artists with ties to central Ohio, starting with the reception desk, backed by a mural by Aminah Robinson. Continuing a tradition that began with the first Hilton opening in 2012, Columbus will gain a stunning new gallery of local art. When 402, the new tower of the Hilton Columbus Downtown opens in August, the city will gain a lot more than 463 new first-class hotel rooms.
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