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The Art Students League is pleased to announce five Works in Public artists: Sophie Kahn, Marco Palli, Sydney Shen, Malin Abrahamsson, and Patricia Espinosa!
The Art Students League is pleased to announce five Works in Public artists: Sophie Kahn, Marco Palli, Sydney Shen, Malin Abrahamsson, and Patricia Espinosa!
Works in Public is the League’s exclusive public sculpture and professional development program, in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. This year’s artists will create site-specific, large-scale public sculptures to be installed in year-long exhibitions at Riverside Park.
Sophie Kahn’s Portrait of t. is part of a series of 3D scanned portraits of individuals who have experienced life-altering physical transformations.
“My work addresses the complexity, and the poetics, of capturing the body in the digital age. My sculptures are the antithesis of what we may first think of when we picture public sculpture. They are emotionally raw, sometimes nude; their fragmentation hints at failures of technology and materials; they deal with emotion, and with interior experiences that we might consider private, not public.”
Marco Palli’s monument will symbolize New York City’s support of diverse communities.
“As a Latino immigrant myself, I have seen doors open for me and that has allowed me to feel that I am finally home. Inspired by the meaning of an open door, or better yet, open doors (plural), I seek ways to elevate my work in this direction.”
Sydney Shen’s sculpture will be an interpretation of a “drop tower” thrill ride that invokes an anatomical display model.
“I am fascinated by the human desire to transcend our corporeal limits, in order to experience some kind of sublime, and the things we do to get to the edge of that experience.”
Malin Abrahamsson’s abstract sculpture, Moonocular, is an imaginative and wide-angled viewfinder in observance of the moon.
“When pondering the immenseness of outer space, the myriad of ideas, hierarchies, and rules that we tend to take for granted in our daily lives are rendered pointless. This is no less true for the moon: wealth, social status, and prestige mean nothing when facing this celestial body, Earth’s lone natural satellite.”
Patricia Espinosa’s sculpture, The Hourglass will be a monument dedicated to a vital resource—water.
“The idea is directly inspired by a sponge’s primary use– absorbing and then wringing water until its last drop– and combined with the profile of an hourglass to convey the scarcity and environmental threat that this essential resource is facing over time.”
We gratefully acknowledge leadership support for Works in Public from The Herbert Feinberg Family Foundation. Works in Public is also made possible with the major support of Dr. Lawrence Spielberger & Dr. Greta Spanierman Family Foundation, Ludmila Schwartzenberg Bidwell, Susan Dryfoos and Kathleen H. Seidel. Additional support is also provided by the Brigitte and William Crovello Foundation Inc.
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