Carol Vogel of The New York Times details Mad. Sq. Art’s next exhibition by Dutch Artist Jacco Olivier, opening December 15, 2011. The New York Times “Inside Art: Highlighting Influence of Asia Behind Artwork” by Carol Vogel November 17, 2011 PARK LIFE AT DUSK The Dutch artist Jacco Olivier visited Madison Square Park recently to… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/news/coming-soon-to-mad-sq-art-2
Mad. Sq. Art is pleased to announce an outdoor exhibition of six painterly animations by acclaimed Dutch artist Jacco Olivier as the final presentation of its 2011 season. Mad. Sq. Art celebrates the artist’s first public art commission in New York City, which will feature both new, site-specific and existing works displayed throughout the Park…. Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/mad-sq-art-presents-jacco-olivier
Sarah Douglas from the The Art Newspaper shares the chronological progression and popularity of outdoor art in her article The Outsiders. The Art Newspaper “The Outsiders,” by Sarah Douglas November 2011 One of those is Madison Square Park, in Midtown, an example of how edgy public art has contributed to urban renewal. Debbie Landau, head… Read more
Twyla Shelmire from Whitewall Magazine sits down with Mad. Sq. Art’s latest artist Alison Saar to discuss her newest installation “Feallan and Fallow”. Whitewall Magazine “Alison Saar: Feallan and Fallow” by Twyla Shelmire October 17, 2011 Alison Saar’s installation, “Feallan and Fallow” may be seen daily in Madison Square Park now through December 31. Four… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/news/q-and-a-with-alison-saar-in-whitewall-magazine
Budding artists came out to our last Family Art Workshop of the year to decorate treasure boxes with images of the four seasons. After coloring the pictures of spring, summer, fall and winter, the children embellished their boxes with all kinds of goodies like felt and glitter. This project was inspired by Alison Saar’s Feallan… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/kids/family-art-workshop-with-alison-saar
We’re pleased to announce our next featured Mad. Sq. Art artist, Alison Saar. She’s creating four new sculptures for the park representing the four seasons, which will be displayed alongside two earlier works. Check out the full scoop here.
Madison Square Park Conservancy’s Mad. Sq. Art announces Feallan and Fallow, a six-piece installation featuring four newly commissioned works by Los Angeles-based artist Alison Saar. Drawing inspiration from the cyclical qualities of life and nature, Saar’s Feallan and Fallow will take park-goers and visitors on a journey through the four seasons as inspired by the… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/alison-saar-feallan-and-fallow
The blog What I Saw Today posted a lovely sketch of our fair maiden. Click the link for the full sketch.
http://madisonsquarepark.org/news/blog/a-lovely-sketch-of-echo
We are delighted to announce the publication of the Mad. Sq. Art exhibition catalogue for Echo, the New York City public art debut of renowned Spanish artist Jaume Plensa. Beautifully designed by Pentagram, the catalogue features a fascinating original essay on Plensa’s work by Patricia Philips, the writer, curator and Dean of Graduate Studies at… Read more
Back in May, we gave you a teaser of a short video about the making of Jaume Plensa’s Echo in Madison Square Park, by filmmakers Mary Bosakowski and Kristin Lovejoy. Now, for your viewing pleasure, we’re proud to present the high-definition version of their film. Enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at Echo‘s installation, featuring interviews with… Read more
http://madisonsquarepark.org/art/exclusive-premiere-of-the-making-echo-film
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