Nearness

July 8 - 19, 2014
Broadway plaza between 43rd & 44th Streets

July 20 - August 1, 2014
Broadway plaza between 42nd & 43rd Streets

August 2 - 9, 2014
Broadway plaza between 43rd & 44th Streets

August 10 - 18, 2014
Duffy Square at Broadway & 46th Street 

Arlés del Rio's Nearness dealt with restrictions, distance, the forbidden and achieving longings despite impediments. The 17 sculptures consisted of copper and steel panels cut out with human silhouettes of various sizes. These panels invited participants to get close and even step through, representing metaphorically the social, political, cultural and personal barriers, among others, that may keep us away from one another.

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This project is presented in collaboration with the Cuban Artists Fund.