Militello to Stage First Gallery Exhibition

Award-winning lighting designer Anne Militello is to stage her first art gallery exhibition early in 2002, at the Gershwin Hotel, New York. Modern Culture at the Gershwin Hotel will present 'Anne Militello: Radiate (Not Fade Away)', and exhibition of site-specific lighting installations - described as "an exploration of the mind’s relationship with luminosity" - from 4 January to 2 February 2002.

Recognized for her innovative lighting projects, Militello has recently been honoured by the Illumination Engineering Society of North America and the International Association of Lighting Designers for her artistic achievements in the exterior lighting design of the New 42nd Street Studios in Times Square, New York. Her other notable architectural projects include the Avalon Hotel, Beverley Hills; the Arts Council of New Orleans building, New Orleans; Tokyo Bazaar, Tokyo; and the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago. As well as her well-known architectural work, Militello is also a recipient of the Obie Award for sustained excellence in lighting design in the Off-Broadway theatre, is also known for her lighting work in live concerts, notably with Pearl Jam and Tom Waits, film productions (with David Lynch) and theatrical productions (with playwrights/directors Sam Shepherd and Maria Irene Fornés).

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