At a distance, we thought that the relatively new head sculpture at Montefiore Park (137th Street and Broadway) looked like some sort of fanciful plant and many have used it as such since it was installed. During the nicer days, a few of the older Dominican gentlemen from the nabe can be found with their chairs set up underneath the tree-like, cast metal fronds and enjoying the shade. Form and function all in one large piece of public art! See what was at this exact corner a few months back from our past post: LINK. The closest train to this corner is the 1 at 137th Street. Photo by Ulysses
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
☞ SEE: New Street Sculpture at Montefiore Park
At a distance, we thought that the relatively new head sculpture at Montefiore Park (137th Street and Broadway) looked like some sort of fanciful plant and many have used it as such since it was installed. During the nicer days, a few of the older Dominican gentlemen from the nabe can be found with their chairs set up underneath the tree-like, cast metal fronds and enjoying the shade. Form and function all in one large piece of public art! See what was at this exact corner a few months back from our past post: LINK. The closest train to this corner is the 1 at 137th Street. Photo by Ulysses
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That is absolutely spectacular! What a thrilling piece of public sculpture.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous sculpture! Please bring something similar to Marcus Garvey Park!!!
ReplyDeleteWho is the artist?
Love it!
ReplyDeleteI saw this today on my way to The Cloisters on the M4 bus. It is a head turner for sure. I was tempted to get off the bus for a better look and to spend some time there.
ReplyDeleteGreat piece!
The artist is Manolo Valdés. There's a series of his sculptures on the Broadway Mall between 59th and 166th.
ReplyDeleteThe Valdes series is temporary and brought to us by the Broadway Malls association. I saw a presentation at a CB9M Parks Committee meeting.
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