Jaume Plensa at Galerie Lelong

With eyes closed to suggest inner reflection and heads elongated to convey a sense of spirituality, Jaume Plensa’s contemplative sculptural figures express peace in public places worldwide.  In his latest solo show at Chelsea’s Galerie Lelong, Plensa presents heads that only partly emerge from the alabaster rock from which they are carved.  Collectively titled ‘Nest,’ the new work represents Plensa’s feeling that the brain is like a nest, where dreams are born.  (On view through Dec 23rd).

Jaume Plensa, LUCIA (nest), alabaster, 57.5 x 40.1 x 20.5 inches, 2021.

Jaume Plensa at Galerie Lelong

Jaume Plensa’s latest exhibition at Galerie Lelong continues his investigation of portraiture, featuring several of his signature, elongated heads with closed eyes that suggest unseen inner lives. In Chelsea, they are arranged on wooden beams and are joined by spectral faces on the wall that transform the gallery into a contemplative space. (On view through March 11th).

Jaume Plensa, Silence, melis wood, variable dimensions, 2016.

Jaume Plensa at Galerie Lelong

Spanish artist Jaume Plensa experiments with an international aesthetic with a nineteen-part installation of sculptures created from die-cut stainless steel letters from nine alphabets in his latest solo show at Chelsea’s Galerie Lelong.  Faceless humans perched on floating boulders create an immaterial ‘every man.’   (Through Dec 14th.)  

Jaume Plensa, Talking Continents (installation view), stainless steel, 19 components, varying dimensions, 2013.