In April 2019, Gossips wondered who made the decisions about sculpture installed at the train station here in Hudson. There was a lot of fallout from that query, but it turned out that Linda Mussmann of Time and Space Limited had established a relationship with the Amtrak station over time, and it was she who made arrangements for sculpture to be installed there.
Today, Gossips has occasion to wonder again about art in public spaces. This morning, a giant metal sculpture was being installed on the lawn next to the Dunn building.
I noticed too on Monday there was an installation of Daniel Rothbart's floating sculptures in the slip next to Rick's Point, and I don't recall ever seeing any announcement about it.
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It looks like that piece is "Back to the Land" by Kris Perry, installed as part of this year's Hudson Eye.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I thought it might be Kris Perry's work.
DeleteThe new sculpture has the graphic imprint of a Reichsadler ("Imperial Eagle"). It’s got that power. Perhaps a stealth- subversive art installation in woke city? A rare thing nowadays. Somebody will notice.
ReplyDeleteHaving noticed that the Chinese Cultural Revolution is reemerging everywhere as a digital Wandervogel?
DeleteYou can’t un-see it!
DeleteI can't get over the fact that so few see it at all.
DeleteIncidentally, an old friend who'd witnessed the Anschluss told me that the Viennese referred to the type as a "Zugvogel," because they'd take trains to liberate themselves from the city.
Kris Perry’s sculpture is on Amtrak property, not City property, and Kris worked with Amtrak to get permission.
ReplyDeleteDorothy Heyl