A Massive 13-Foot-Tall Chair Depicting Intertwined Nude Forms Heads To Times Square
We love to do things big over here in New York City and that includes art sculptures, like this colossal pigeon sculpture that will soon be flying its way to the High Line. But that’s not the only massive sculpture heading to NYC this fall–a massive, 13-foot-tall chair installation is heading to Times Square this September.
Dubbed TOVAR The Chair, the sculpture comes from the late Dominican surrealist artist Iván Tovar and its arrival coincides with the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month. The sculpture looks to call attention to the 800,000 Dominicans living in the New York region as well as ask that the public reflect on Tovar’s legacy.
TOVAR The Chair is a large-scale version of Tovar’s earlier work, La Chaise Adulte (The Adult Chair). The stainless steel sculpture features both a “nude female and male form intertwined creating a throne-like monumental chair.” It’s just one of the more than 1,000 artworks Tovar created throughout his career.
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Héctor José Rizek, one of the organizations behind the installment, stated:
Iván Tovar made art to externalize his concerns and obsessions. Each of his works is unique yet simultaneously part of a transcendent visual language, a poem full of emotions. ‘TOVAR The Chair’ is a deeply impactful means to share Tovar’s collective vision in a large-scale public art exhibition to a greater audience beyond the confines of museums and private collections.
Beyond the sculpture, a 50-foot screen-printed timeline chronicling Tovar’s career will also be on display. You can find more outdoor art installations and public sculptures in NYC here.
Broadway Plaza between 45th and 46th Streets and 7th Avenue
On display September 15 – November 15, 2024
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