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Ancestors
Sept 15th, 2022 - (through Aug of 2023) Standing at the entrance to Central Park at 60th St and 5th Ave is Bharti Kher's 18-foot-tall bronze universal mother figure with 24 heads, called Ancestor.
Bharti Kher, a British Indian sculptor, has been living in India since 1992, but was raised in the UK.
The towering figure is a super-sized version of a smaller piece the artist created using broken clay figurines picked up at local second-hand shops in India. The textures and colors of the original sized model depicting the age and wear of the second-hand pieces were transferred to the statue.
This work of art will be on display at the Doris C. Freedman Plaza until August 27, 2023.
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