How This 88-Year-Old Whisky Inspired Daniel Arsham’s New Artworks

Daniel Arsham’s latest zen garden performance could be the makings of your great-grandchildren’s favorite whisky. Four dancers move through a circular bed of barley at S50 in Seongsu, Seoul, sweeping, raking, and gliding through the sea of grains in meditative gestures. While this barley likely won’t hit the mill, the “Dawn Of Our Spirit” experience was inspired by traditional whisky-making, culminating in its last act: the reveal of The Balvenie’s 88-year-old Single Scotch Malt.Distilled in 193...