▁doors , ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁can opy ▁of ▁chain - link ▁f encing ▁and ▁steel ▁tr uss es ▁over ▁the ▁closed - off ▁street , ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁partially ▁sh aded ▁pla za . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁large , ▁open ▁gallery ▁spaces , ▁ill umin ated ▁by ▁industrial ▁wire - glass ▁sk yl ights ▁and ▁a ▁row ▁of ▁cler est ory ▁windows ▁along ▁the ▁south ▁wall . ▁The ▁intr icate ▁struct ural ▁network ▁of ▁steel ▁be ams ▁and ▁supports ▁has ▁been ▁left ▁exposed , ▁serving ▁as ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁many ▁mov able ▁display ▁walls ▁and ▁l ending ▁a ▁sculpt ural ▁effect . ▁A ▁steel ▁c rane ▁rail , ▁left ▁over ▁from ▁the ▁building ' s ▁hardware ▁days , ▁remained ▁in ▁place . ▁The ▁loading ▁do cks ▁now ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁lo bb y . ▁The ▁Tem por ary ▁Contempor ary ▁immediately ▁capt iv ated ▁critics ▁and ▁museum ▁pat rons ▁al ike ▁with ▁its ▁access ibility , ▁inform ality ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁pret ension . ▁Writing ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁John ▁Russell ▁referred ▁to ▁it ▁as ▁" a ▁prince ▁among ▁spaces ", ▁and ▁William ▁Wilson ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁wrote ▁that ▁it ▁" inst antly ▁had ▁the ▁hosp itable ▁a ura ▁of ▁a ▁people ' s ▁museum ." ▁In ▁the ▁view ▁of ▁many , ▁these ▁two ▁app rais als ▁have ▁been ▁bor ne ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁en su ing ▁years . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁later ▁wrote ▁that ▁"[ m ] ore ▁than ▁any ▁event ▁in ▁recent ▁dec ades , ▁the