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Mana Contemporary to present “A Golden Mean,” an outdoor exhibit of Carole Feuerman’s lifelike sculptures

September 26, 2013

Carole Feurerman

Among the six remarkable exhibits opening this Sunday, September 29, at Jersey City’s wondrous cultural venue, Mana Contemporary, is an outdoor installation of Carole Feuerman’s extraordinary lifelike sculptures. Included is the debut of her newest work — a sculpture of Olympic gold medalist Lauren Perdue floating in a pool.

Close-up of Olympic gold medalist Lauren Perdue

Carole Feuerman

And here’s a sampling of Carole Feuerman’s other sculptures — all part of a series of swimmers and bathers — displayed on Mana Contemporary’s exterior grounds:

Grande Catalina, 2005-2011

Carole Feuerman

Survival of Serena, 2012

Carole Feuerman

Monumental Shower, 2010

Carole Feuerman

Quan, 2012

Carole Feuerman

And greeting us as we enter the grounds of Mana Contemporary is The Golden Mean, a 16-foot male diver as he readies to do a back dive.

Carole Feuerman

Also opening Sunday of particular interest to those of us who love public art is POP CULTURE: SELECTIONS FROM THE FREDERICK R. WEISMAN ART FOUNDATION.  Among the artists featured with a strong presence on the streets are: John Matos aka Crash, Retna, Keith Haring and LA2. Located at 888 Newark Avenue in Jersey City, Mana Contemporary is a short ride from downtown Manhattan. This Sunday shuttle buses to Mana Contemporary are available every half hour starting at 12:30 pm from Milk Gallery at 450 West 15th Street.

All photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson 

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Orly Genger Fashions Fishing Rope into Mesmerizing Red, Yellow and Blue Installation at Madison Square Park

August 23, 2013

Orly Genger

She stands only five feet tall, but her artwork is monumental.  Thirty-four-year old Orly Genger has fashioned 1.4 million feet of lobster-fishing rope into three surging and ebbing sculptures on three separate lawns in Madison Square Park.  I passed them by chance earlier this week in an area of town I only occasionally visit, and I was mesmerized. The installation continues through September 8 in NYC and will then travel to the deCordova Sculpture Park in Massachusetts.

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Orly-Genger-public-rope-scultpure-at Madison-Square-Park

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Photos by Lois Stavsky

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John Ahearn’s Life-like Sculptures Grace South Bronx Buildings

August 23, 2012

"John Ahearn public art"

A native of Binghamton, New York, noted sculptor John Ahearn gained recognition in the 80’s for his remarkably life-like, colorful casts of residents of the South Bronx — the community in which he chose to live and work.  We recently sighted two of his astonishing installations — fashioned in collaboration with Rigoberto Torres — on the exterior walls of two South Bronx buildings. A homage to the community, these pieces transform both the buildings and their surrounding landscape into a celebration of local life. More after the jump!

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