Brooklyn Sculptor Unveils The Hudson River Project
by brooklynmodern | June 12th, 2009
By Daniel Sommer, Contributor
Following in the footsteps of other New York public arts projects such as Christo’s The Gates and Olafur Eliasson’s Waterfalls, Brooklyn based sculptor Joan Benefiel held an opening reception in the Hudson River Park last night for The Hudson River Project. As founder of Figuration sculpture studio, Benefiel’s latest project aims to perch translucent resin figures on top of abandoned river pillions on what was once Pier 42 on Manhattans west side. Each sculpture will be cast out of bright orange resin, and will glow with ambient light. The Hudson River Pilings Project was created with permission of the Hudson River Park Trust and will be officially unveiled later in the summer.
Benefiel’s figures that will be perched on the pilings were on display at the New York Academy of Art early this year.
