Friday, October 22, 2010

Martin Basher sculpture commissioned by the Public Art Fund, NYC








Earlier this year Martin Basher was selected to produce a new public sculpture for the Public Art Fund, New York's premiere public arts organisation. The sculpture will be on view for ten months, beginning 3 November 2010, as part of TOTAL RECALL, a five-person show at MetroTech Plaza in downtown Brooklyn. He is the first New Zealander to be invited to work with the Public Art Fund.

This link takes you to a report on TOTAL RECALL published in the New York Times (see Futuristic Public Art).

The Public Art Fund is New York's leading presenter of artists' projects, new commissions and exhibitions in public spaces. For over 30 years it has been committed to working with emerging and established artists to produce innovative exhibitions of contemporary art throughout New York City. By bringing in artworks outside the traditional context of museums and galleries, the Public Art Fund provides a platform for public encounters with the art of our time. Key works commissioned by the Fund include those by Jeff Koons, Rachel Whiteread, Olafur Eliasson and Anish Kapoor.
Images from Martin Basher's Public Art Fund proposal