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Park Tower Group And Cynthia-Reeves Projects To Bring Monumental Jonathan Prince Sculptures To Christie’s Sculpture Garden At 535 Madison Avenue
Posted February 2, 2012
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Exhibition on Display from February 10 until March 30
NEW YORK, NY -- CYNTHIA-REEVES PROJECTS, along with Park Tower Group, is pleased to announce that two works by sculptor Jonathan Prince, Bore Block and Southern Remnant, will be sited at the Christie's Sculpture Garden at 535 Madison Avenue from Friday, February 10 until Friday, March 30. CYNTHIA-REEVES PROJECTS represents the artist and Park Tower Group is the owner, developer and manager of 535 Madison Avenue, located at the corner of Madison Avenue and 54th Street. The Christie's Sculpture Garden is an outdoor public art space located at the building and curated by Christie's.
Prince is making his mark on Madison Avenue, having just shown four signature works at the 590 Madison Avenue Sculpture Garden. "It's very exciting for me to follow my successful exhibition once again on Madison Avenue," said Prince. "In my new work, I am interested in exploring the boundaries that define the way we perceive material and the way we believe it should behave."
Known for his work in African and Cambrian black granite, Prince has recently broadened his visual inquiry through a vanguard technique of "tearing steel." He begins by reducing the steel to its most elemental state: the more basic the shape, in his words, "the more past and future seem indistinguishable." In the TORN STEEL series, represented in this exhibition by Prince's Bore Block, the tears are laboriously hand-worked to create an undulating, highly stippled and softly reflective surface. The new steel lies in stark contrast to the un-worked, oxidized metal, positing a narrative of a form still in evolution. In his newest work, Southern Remnant, the steel is highly polished to a mirror finish and there is a smooth surface over the undulations. The pristine stainless steel is a beautiful foil to the lush, sandstone patina of the rusted steel.
"We're pleased to co-sponsor Jonathan Prince in this compelling new exhibition as part of an on-going program of off-site exhibitions in New York and nationally," stated Cynthia Reeves, Director of CYNTHIA-REEVES PROJECTS. "As a way of expanding the gallery model, we have initiated a number of innovative projects that provide the opportunity to curate significant exhibitions, and focus on specific and timely issues around our artists' works."
"The outdoor plaza has become a valued amenity for our building tenants, who often eat lunch outdoors alongside the sculptures, and of tourists, art enthusiasts and passersby who stop to appreciate the space," said Alfred D. Bradshaw, Executive Vice President of Park Tower Group. "We're pleased to welcome these new sculptures by Jonathan Prince to be enjoyed by the public." In the recent past, the Christie's Sculpture Garden at 535 Madison Avenue has shown works by François-Xavier Lalanne and Claude Lalanne, Robert Indiana, Ronald Bladen and Alexander Calder.
About CYNTHIA-REEVES PROJECTS
Cynthia-Reeves Projects is a forum for off-site and collaborative projects done in concert with partner galleries and non-profit organizations, including museum exhibitions and other platforms that bring our artists' works to the attention of a broader audience. Due to our strong focus on sculptural works, we are actively involved with public art projects in the United States and abroad, helping to facilitate installations of large-scale works in the public domain.
About 535 Madison Avenue
Defined by its pure sculptural form of glass and aluminum, 535 Madison is a signature work of art in the New York skyline. Located on the northeast corner of Madison Avenue and 54th Street, 535 Madison has been elegantly modernized by today's most innovative designers, whose redesign of the grand entrance lobby and elevators blends seamlessly with Edward Larrabee Barnes' original architecture. At 535 Madison, classic modernism has been artfully redefined.
About The Christie's Sculpture Garden
Born of a unique partnership between Christie's, the world's leading art business, and Park Tower Group, a major real-estate developer known for architecturally outstanding developments, this is the fifth exhibition at 535 Madison Avenue, where major artwork can be seen on the outdoor plaza and inside the recently modernized tower lobby on a rotating basis.
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