Overview
- Four large-scale sculptures will occupy the museum’s Fifth Avenue façade from September 17, 2026, through June 8, 2027, as the seventh Genesis Facade Commission.
- The project marks Liu Wei’s first major presentation in the United States.
- The commission is curated by Lesley Ma, Ming Chu Hsu, and Daniel Xu in The Met’s Department of Modern and Contemporary Art.
- The museum announced the selection at a Paris press conference on October 21, 2025, with specific visual and technical details still to come.
- The news was presented alongside updates on Frida Escobedo’s Oscar L. Tang and H. M. Agnes Hsu‑Tang Wing, planned for 2030 and expected to increase gallery space by about 50%.