New Season, New Art in the Park!

Sunday, May 22, 2011 // Art, Blog, Events

Jaume Plensa, born and based in Barcelona, is one of the world’s leading contemporary sculptors. Working in a wide variety of materials, Plensa has invigorated the practice of figurative sculpture with works that examine the intersection of the human form, language and communication and global citizenship. He was made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture in 1993, among many other honors. His public art installations are particularly renowned, and include the legendary Crown Fountain in Chicago’s Millenium Park. Plensa’s 2011 commission for Madison Square Park will constitute his long-awaited New York City public art debut.

Echo, Plensa’s project for Madison Square Park, is a monument to everyday people in the form of a 44’ fiberglass-reinforced plastic sculpture of the head and neck of a young girl, the nine year-old daughter of a restaurant proprietor near Plensa’s home in Barcelona. Plensa’s sculpture, made from white-pigmented fiberglass- reinforced plastic with a crushed marble gel coat, will be sited on the central Oval Lawn of Madison Square Park. Its monumental size and vertical orientation reflect the architecture surrounding the park, while the visage of the sculptor’s subject exudes a welcoming tranquility perfectly suited to this cherished urban oasis.

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Chris Ford Reply June 7, 2011 at 3:18 pm

Wow. I saw this sculpture last week. If you haven’t seen this awesome sight you should make a point of visiting Madison Square. This husge white statue is serenely beautiful and overpowering in the center of the lush green park. Very Barcelona.

Elizabeth R Reply June 8, 2011 at 1:08 am

I agree – - great, like all of the art events at MSP.

Dan Reply June 10, 2011 at 11:22 am

It is so inspiring to see the sculpture and how eveyone reacts to it.

Fab Gonzalez Reply June 13, 2011 at 7:32 pm

The statue at Madison Square Park is surreal. Certainly not something you see everyday. Kudos to those who help run the park, there always trying something new. Definitely not your run of the mill city park.

Mircea Reply July 4, 2011 at 5:17 pm

Exetrmely helpful article, please write more.

Catalina Renta Reply July 5, 2011 at 8:43 pm

Beautiful sculpture, there is no better feeling than taking your lunch break at the park, surrounded by great people enjoying their time off and relaxing for a bit. This sculpture is definitely one to capture your attention; the visual effect is awesome, and you cant help but take a million pictures. The ambiance is perfect, so take advantage of it this summer!!!!!

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Chris Ford Reply June 7, 2011 at 3:18 pm

Wow. I saw this sculpture last week. If you haven’t seen this awesome sight you should make a point of visiting Madison Square. This husge white statue is serenely beautiful and overpowering in the center of the lush green park. Very Barcelona.
Elizabeth R Reply June 8, 2011 at 1:08 am

I agree – - great, like all of the art events at MSP.
Dan Reply June 10, 2011 at 11:22 am

It is so inspiring to see the sculpture and how eveyone reacts to it.
Fab Gonzalez Reply June 13, 2011 at 7:32 pm

The statue at Madison Square Park is surreal. Certainly not something you see everyday. Kudos to those who help run the park, there always trying something new. Definitely not your run of the mill city park.
Mircea Reply July 4, 2011 at 5:17 pm

Exetrmely helpful article, please write more.
Catalina Renta Reply July 5, 2011 at 8:43 pm

Beautiful sculpture, there is no better feeling than taking your lunch break at the park, surrounded by great people enjoying their time off and relaxing for a bit. This sculpture is definitely one to capture your attention; the visual effect is awesome, and you cant help but take a million pictures. The ambiance is perfect, so take advantage of it this summer!!!!!

New Season, New Art in the Park!

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