Saturday art blogging: Kitchen Trees in Manhattan

by Eszter Hargittai on October 13, 2018

One fun aspect of public art is that you can stumble into it without any planning on your part to have an artistic experience. Such was the case when I found myself staring at columns of colanders and looking up at fruits and vegetables hanging from pots and pans in City Hall Park in New York. The exhibition is by B. Wurtz who likes to draw on everyday objects in his work. Since I am a huge fan of reusing objects, this appeals to me a great deal.

Another neat aspect of public art in such a location is that by taking a step, you can get an entirely different visual experience. With both trees and scyscrapers in the background, this is not an exaggeration. The pictures on the exhibition site were taken in daylight while mine (see album on Flickr) were taking during dusk so they offer different views from that perspective as well. The trees will be on display in this park through December 7, 2018.

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Vthestate 10.16.18 at 9:38 am

What fun…makes me wanna go to NYC. Thanks for posting , the pic are capturing many aspects of public art….. plus the sweet sunny day…which helps.

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