Figure in the Garden
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May 30, 2011
to May 30, 2012 Official Site
Figure in the Garden, the newest installation in MoMA’s Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, brings together figurative works from the late 19th century to the present day. The exhibition, which includes 18 sculptures from the Museum’s collection, opens on May 20, 2011, and is on view for one year. It is organized by Ann Temkin, The Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art.
Making its debut at MoMA is Figurengruppe/Group of Figures by Katharina Fritsch (German, b. 1956). Conceived in 2006–08, the work features nine life-size sculptures of, among others, St. Michael, a Madonna, a giant, a snake, and a set of skeleton feet, all rendered in precise detail and finished in bold colors. Religious symbolism and references to mythology abound, yet any fixed meaning remains open and elusive. Group of Figures is surrounded by earlier works such as Auguste Rodin’s heroic St. John the Baptist Preaching (1878–80) and Aristide Maillol’s pensive Mediterranean (1902–05).
Striking a casual pose in his derby hat is Elie Nadelman’s Man in the Open Air (c. 1915), and perched atop a tall pedestal is Gaston Lachaise’s open-armed, voluptuous Floating Figure (1927). Perennial favorites like Pablo Picasso’s She-Goat (1950) and Joan Miró’s Moonbird (1966) are on view as well, in addition to works by Renée
Author: MoMa
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11 West 53 Street
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(212) 708-9400
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May 30, 2011
to May 30, 2012 Official Site
Figure in the Garden, the newest installation in MoMA’s Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, brings together figurative works from the late 19th century to the present day. The exhibition, which includes 18 sculptures from the Museum’s collection, opens on May 20, 2011, and is on view for one year. It is organized by Ann Temkin, The Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art.
Making its debut at MoMA is Figurengruppe/Group of Figures by Katharina Fritsch (German, b. 1956). Conceived in 2006–08, the work features nine life-size sculptures of, among others, St. Michael, a Madonna, a giant, a snake, and a set of skeleton feet, all rendered in precise detail and finished in bold colors. Religious symbolism and references to mythology abound, yet any fixed meaning remains open and elusive. Group of Figures is surrounded by earlier works such as Auguste Rodin’s heroic St. John the Baptist Preaching (1878–80) and Aristide Maillol’s pensive Mediterranean (1902–05).
Striking a casual pose in his derby hat is Elie Nadelman’s Man in the Open Air (c. 1915), and perched atop a tall pedestal is Gaston Lachaise’s open-armed, voluptuous Floating Figure (1927). Perennial favorites like Pablo Picasso’s She-Goat (1950) and Joan Miró’s Moonbird (1966) are on view as well, in addition to works by Renée
Author: MoMa
The Museum of Modern Art
Museums
West 50s
11 West 53 Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 708-9400
Site
Map
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