Katja Novitskova’s EARTH POTENTIAL at City Hall Park

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Amsterdam and Berlin-based artist Katja Novitskova juxtaposes the celestial and terrestrial realms with large aluminum sculptures featuring images of the earth (created with compiling satellite data) paired with shots of worms, lizards, bacteria and more. With their scale altered, the earthly creatures look otherworldly; Novitskova uses this disorientation as a reminder that though easily overlooked, the smallest organisms can make a big impact. (Presented by the Public Art Fund. On view at City Hall Park through Nov 9th).

Installation view of Katja Novitskova’s EARTH POTENTIAL at City Hall Park, Sept 2017.

Tanabe Chikuunsai IV in ‘Japanese Bamboo Art’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Japanese artist Tanabe Chikuunsai IV created this stunning woven bamboo sculpture on-site at the entrance to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s current show of bamboo art from the Abbey Collection, announcing the amazing craftsmanship and inventiveness on display in this exhibition. (On view through Feb 4th).

Tanabe Chikuunsai IV, The Gate (Mon), installation view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2017.

Sascha Braunig in ‘Mutations’ on the High Line

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Sascha Braunig is best known for paintings of quasi-human figures that seem to merge with a digital backgrounds, so her sculpture ‘Giantess’ on the High Line – set in a natural environment – is something of a fun surprise, begging the question of who would wear these huge, spur-bedecked heels. (On view through March 2018 near 24th/25th Street).

Sascha Braunig, Giantess, nickel-plated bronze, 23 x 15 x 10 inches, 2017.

Dale Chihuly at the New York Botanical Garden

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Dale Chihuly’s large-scale glass sculptures are a dramatic addition to the New York Botanical Garden’s lush grounds this summer.   Here, crystal shapes cast from polyurethane resin complement the patinated bronze ‘Fountain of Life’ sculpture, creating a bold contrast between old and new that complements both. (On view through Oct 29th).

Dale Chihuly, Blue Polyvitro Crystals, polyvitro and steel, 2006.

Sheila Hicks on the High Line

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Known for sometimes-monumental installations of fiber art, Paris-based American artist Sheila Hicks has transformed the wilder northern reaches of the High Line with an ambitious, twisting arrangement of fabric-covered tubes. Primary colors and cable-like forms complement the construction-site aesthetic of the neighborhood as the development of Hudson Yards continues apace.

Sheila Hicks, Hop, Skip, Jump and Fly: Escape from Gravity, installation view on the High Line, July 2017.