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Vanessa German at Rockefeller Center

Pittsburgh-based artist, poet and performer Vanessa German’s vibrant installations of photo and sculpture stand out around Rockefeller Center, luring viewers with their dramatic color and abundant detail.  Initially puzzling for their lack of commercial message in an environment designed to sell, photos of fabulously dressed women and sculptures of German’s signature power figures convey feminine power.  The Center’s shows and attractions have ground to a halt due to COVID-19, but German’s semi-divine, haloed figure remains.  (On view in Midtown through April 5th.  Organized by Art Production Fund).

Vanessa German, view of the installation ‘The Holiest Wilderness is Freedom,’ March 2020.

Jeff Koons at the Whitney Museum

Jeff Koons’ name is synonymous with high production values and what the New York Times called ‘art for billionaires and oligarchs.’ Despite the exclusivity, most Koons works are designed to appeal, from the flowering sculpture currently installed at Rockefeller Center to this stainless steel heart and aluminum Playdoh pile at the Whitney Museum where the artist is currently enjoying a career retrospective. (Through October 19th).

Jeff Koons, Hanging Heart (Violet/Gold), 1994-2006, mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating.