Art in the Parks
Past Exhibits (2001)
Manhattan
Michael Poast, Baroque Trajectory (Steel)
July 2001 to July 2002
Trinity Place, Greenwich Street & Morris Street, Lower Manhattan
Description:
Sculptor Michael Poast chose the title of this sculpture to reference his inspiration, Italian Baroque Sculptor Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, and to describe the trajectory that is the extension of the lines that Poast articulates in welded steel.
This installation is part of Poast's Color Music series in which he represents music in physical space. Using the visual qualities of color and shape as a form of musical notation and the sculpture itself as an instrument, Poast explains that "the system is based on the idea that color sensations can trigger correlations to musical sound in a performer who is sensitive to visual experience. By combining visual and aural stimuli, the system and its use can result in an extremely powerful form of expression."
Judith Peck, Ladies of Steel
July 2001 to February 2002
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, Second Avenue and 47th Street, Manhattan
Description:
Seated Woman, pictured here, is one
of the three Ladies of Steel, by sculptor Judith Peck,
on view at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. These abstract
female forms, descriptively titled, Seated Woman -
Red, Falling Woman, and Reclining Woman - Black, Red
and Yellow, will on display at the plaza until February
2002. Judith Peck cut, bent, welded, and painted sheets
of steel to bring form to the Ladies who range in
lengths from 6 to 8 feet.
Fritz Koenig, The Sphere
Battery Park, Manhattan
Description:
Fritz Koenig's The Sphere, a 45,000 pound sculpture made of steel
and bronze, adorned the fountain at the World Trade
Center's Tobin Plaza from 1971 to September 11, 2001.
Bent and damaged, but still recognizable, the sculpture
has been relocated to Battery Park, where it stands
as a powerful temporary memorial commemorating the
lives of those lost in the World Trade Center attack
and in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. On September
11, 2002, a dedication was held to officially recognize
the artwork as an interim memorial and to light an
eternal flame in memory of those lost.
Current Exhibits
Art in the Parks Program
Temporary
Public Outdoor Art Guidelines