As Macaulay students we all appreciate art and culture. As human beings we all love getting free stuff. Even more so we all can truly enjoy the awesomeness of free art.
Doris C. Freedman Plaza
Having said that I will inform you all about three great sculpture exhibitions by The Public Art Fund that are scheduled for this spring. All three will be in easy to find locations and are placed in their respective positions for a reason. As director and chief curator of The Public Art Fund Nicholas Baume put it, “These aren’t site-specific installations; they are site-responsive.” The first exhibit is one pertaining to an artist we have recently seen at the MOMA. There will be a ten foot tall bronze statue of Andy Warhol installed in Union Square from March 30th until October 2nd. The statue will be placed right outside of the building where Warhol once had his factory. It depicts Warhol circa 1970, and even has a camera draped around his neck. Another exhibit will be installed in the plaza at the entrance to Central Park (Doris C. Freedman Plaza). This installation will
A Piece by Sol LeWitt
be sort of a “multidirectional arch” and will rise to around twenty feet. It will serve as a “another gateway between two different worlds of urban experience” and is meant to blend in with its natural surroundings. It will be fashioned out of red, green, and black steel piping and will be viewed from March 1st until August 28th. The third exhibit will be placed in City Hall Park, right near Pace University. This exhibit will be a collection of more than twenty pieces by artist Sol LeWitt. Some of the sculptures on display will be making their public debuts, although many of them date back to the 1960’s. Mr. Baume feels that “There hasn’t been a career overview of his structures,” and has procured pieces from all over the world. The installations can be viewed from May 25th until December 2nd. All three of these exhibits sound very interesting to me and I definitely am going to try to see them come springtime.
