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IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 2009
CONTACT:
Susan Eley: 917.952.7641
susie@susaneley.com
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Mall Association and NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
Host Carole Eisner Exhibition on Broadway from September 8
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Prominent
New York Artist Debuts Public Art Installation of Massive
Recycled Steel Sculptures along Broadway Corridor from West
64th toWest 166th Streets
September
9, 2009- February 26, 2010
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till April 23rd, 2010
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NEW YORK
(June 29, 2009) -- The Broadway Mall Association (BMA), in conjunction
with the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation and New York
gallery, Susan Eley Fine Art, are pleased to announce the upcoming
public exhibition of sculptures by New York artist Carole Eisner.
The exhibition of nine monumental works, made from twisted and
curved steel, will be on view in the malls from West 64th to
West 166th Streets, premiering September 9, 2009 through February,
2010.
extended
till April 23rd, 2010
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HighlighFor
more than 40 years, Eisner has been recognized for
her elegant, abstract forms from scrap and recycled
metal. The nine works that will be on view in the
malls span 20 years of her career from 1989 to work
completed this year. All reflect the surprising malleability
Eisner finds with metal.
ts will include “Swizzle” at 166th Street,
constructed with a curved I-beam spiraling upwards
gracefully. “Torque” at 76th Street features
a totem like steel pipe, topped with rivet studded
steel plates that fan out as elegantly as the wings
of a bird in flight. “Puzzle,” at 92nd
Street, is a more whimsical piece rendered with intersecting
plates cut to resemble overgrown puzzle pieces.
“Broadway
is the next frontier for Eisner,” points out
Robert Herrmann, president of BMA. “It offers
her the opportunity to match the unique urban buzz
and active pedestrian life along Broadway with the
energy and excitement of her sculptures.”
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Because of their scale and size, Eisner’s works are
considered ideal for public exhibition, and have been exhibited
in dozens of public parks, corporate plazas, cultural centers,
museums and waterfronts all along the northeast corridor in
Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Florida.
Her work is also found in private, public and corporate collections,
including the Guggenheim and she has been written up in The
New York Times, New York
Magazine, Who’s Who in American Art, Vogue and New York
Newsday. In conjunction with the display on Broadway, Susan
Eley Fine Art will host an exhibition of Eisner's small steel
sculptures in the gallery, opening in mid September. In addition
to local exhibitions, Eisner recently had solo shows in Belgium
and France.
The upcoming exhibit by Carole Eisner is the fifth public
art display by the BMA’s public art program. Among the
most prominent of BMA’s public exhibitions was Tom Otterness’
2004 series of sculptures. In Spring 2007, Boaz Vaadia had
two sculptures on display in the malls as part of a city wide
celebration of the 40th anniversary of temporary public art
in New York City parks. Later that same year, Spanish artist
Cristobal Gabarron’s grouping, The Mysteries of
Columbus, commemorated the 500th anniversary of the death
of Christopher Columbus. BMA also presented Destiny Unchanged
by Chakaia Booker at The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial
and Educational Center to celebrate BMA’s 21st birthday.
About
the Broadway Mall Association
The Broadway Mall Association is a non-profit organization
that works in partnership with community residents, other
non-profit groups, local businesses and the New York City
Department of Parks and Recreation to beautify and maintain
the malls of Broadway from West 70th to West 168th Street.
Its mission is to restore the public glory of New York City's
oldest and most traveled thoroughfare, from the Upper West
Side, through Harlem to Washington Heights
About
the Public Art Division of the NYC Department of Parks &
Recreation
Since 1967 the Parks Department has hosted over 1,000 temporary
outdoor art displays in parks citywide. The works have included
both readymade sculpture and installations inspired by the
characteristics and landscape of a specific site.
Exhibitions have included: Niki deSaint-Phalle and Jean Tingely
(1968); Louise Nevelson (1972); Mark di Suvero (1975); Henry
Moore (1984); Fernando Botero (1993); Keith Haring (1997);
Whitney Biennial (2002, 2004, 2006); Otterness on Broadway
(2004); Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s The Gates (2005);
Dennis Oppenheim (2006); Tony Smith (1967, 2007); and Sui
Jianguo (2008).
About Susan Eley Fine Art
Susan Eley Fine Art was founded in the spring of 2006 as a
salon-style gallery, located in an Upper West Side Landmarked
townhouse in Manhattan. The Gallery offers an intimate, personal
viewing experience and provides regular gallery goers with
a fresh, alternative way to enjoy art. The Gallery focuses
on contemporary art by emerging and mid-career artists, who
work in a range of media, from paint to photography to sculpture
and print. Solo and group exhibitions showcase abstract as
well as figurative work from a diverse body of artists from
the U.S., Asia, Latin America and Europe.
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