Posted Jan 25, 2019, 4:10 AM
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https://www.6sqft.com/hudson-yards-u...-joel-shapiro/
Hudson Yards unveils new contemporary art
JANUARY 24, 2019
BY DANA SCHULZ
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....in the lobby of 30 Hudson Yards–the 90-story, Kohn Pedersen Fox-designed commercial and retail tower that has the distinction of being NYC’s second-tallest office building–Spanish artist Jaume Plensa created “Voices.” Known for his works that play on space and volume, Plensa’s work consists of 11 variously sized steel orbs, his largest suspended piece to date. “Weighing between 400 and 5,000 pounds, the sandblasted steel spheres appear to float above the monumental space, sparking a dialogue on a sense of global unity and appreciation for different languages and cultures,” according to the press release.
He said:
Public spaces have been essential to my work for many years, because they have this tremendous capacity to connect people not only with art, but also with the great architecture that surrounds it, and with one another. When Stephen Ross asked me to create a new, large-scale sculpture for the lobby of 30 Hudson Yards, I said yes immediately. The eleven spheres that make up Voices are composed of letters from eight different alphabets, to inspire people with the idea that while we come from many places and many cultures, we are here as one community.
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