NYC Parks ‘Art in the Parks’ Program

Renaissance Women by artist Alice Mizrachi unveiled in Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem

Marcus Garvey Park has a plethora of art over this past few months, with the installation of Susan Stair: Ascending the Mountain and Thomas J. Price: Witness, added to the park’s weekly music and dance. Now, we look forward to the unveiling of Alice Mizrachi: Renaissance Women, an abstract, figurative sculpture that honors women of the Harlem Renaissance ~ paving the way for many of the artists today, including Mizrachi.

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Broadway Mall Association Unveils ‘Broadway Blooms: Jon Isherwood on Broadway’

Broadway Malls, NYC Parks 'Art in the Parks' Program, Upper West Side

Bloom 1 “the Earth Laughs”, 2020/21; L: Rosa Portogallo marble, 35 x 74 x 37 inches. R: Breccia Viola marble, 31 x 55 x 29 inches. On loan from the Francis J. Greenburger Collection, New York Broadway at 64th Street (Dante Park). Image courtesy The Broadway Mall Association

We just love the Broadway Mall Association public art installations, and have been waiting to see what would come next after ‘Nicolas Holiber: Birds on Broadway.’

Broadway Blooms: Jon Isherwood on Broadway, a sculpture exhibition located at eight locations between 64th Street and 157th Street is now on view. The sculptures are shaped in the form of flowers, celebrating the return to life from a long and difficult winter into spring.

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Rubem Robierb: Dream Machine II + Peace Makers Coming to Randall’s Island

NYC Parks 'Art in the Parks' Program, Randall's Island, Taglialatella Galleries

Rubem Robierb: Dream Machine II. “This monument is for the Dreamers. For the ones who live and die making the impossible happen.”… Robierb. Image courtesy the artist and Taglialatella Galleries

Randall’s Island Park Alliance, NYC Parks, and Taglialatella Galleries will unveil two installations on Randall’s Island in May, 2021 by artist Rubem Robierb entitled Dream Machine II and Peace Makers.

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Cavalier Gallery brings 5 Sculptures to Broadway + Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, Created by Artist, Jim Rennert

NYC Parks 'Art in the Parks' Program, Times Square

Jim Rennert, From L-R, Inner Dialogue; Timing; Commute. Image via PRNewsfoto/Cavalier Gallery

Cavalier Gallery, Rockhill Management and NYC Parks have unveiled five sculptures by internationally acclaimed, New York-based artist, Jim Rennert in the Theatre District and Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza. Each of the more than twelve-foot tall sculptures represent a variety of obstacles faced by the working modern man.

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35-Foot-Tall ‘Mother Earth’ Sculpture, New Installation at Rockaway Beach

Art Installation, NYC Parks 'Art in the Parks' Program, NYC Parks Department, Rockaway Beach

Kris Perry stands with pieces of Mother Earth outside his studio. Photo by Daniel McCabe. Image courtesy of the artist.

Contemporary artist Kris Perry’s monumental sculpture Mother Earth will be installed at Rockaway Beach (Queens) as part of the NYC Parks’ Art in the Parks program, which brings both experimental and traditional art to the public in locations throughout the five boroughs. Continue reading “35-Foot-Tall ‘Mother Earth’ Sculpture, New Installation at Rockaway Beach” →