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Alexandre Arrechea in Union Square

If you missed Alexandre Arrechea’s sculptures of iconic New York City buildings on the Park Avenue mall this spring, you have another chance to enjoy the Cuban artist’s playful take on the city’s architectural landmarks.  Located at the northwest corner of Union Square, this vivid red steel sculpture reimagines The Sherry Netherland hotel as an ouroboros.

Alexandre Arrechea, Sherry Netherland, steel, 2013.

Ana Mendieta at Galerie Lelong

Toward the end of her short life, Cuban-American artist Ana Mendieta imported sand and soil from locations important to her (Cuba, the Nile, etc.), to make sculpture that evokes organic materials, the female body and far-away locations. (At Chelsea’s Galerie Lelong through June 22nd).  

Ana Mendieta, installation view of ‘Ana Mendieta:  Late Works 1981-85,’ at Galerie Lelong, May 2013.