{"id":13278,"date":"2026-09-08T16:30:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=13278"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:19:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:19:50","slug":"manolo-paz-the-distance-that-unites-on-the-park-ave-malls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/08\/manolo-paz-the-distance-that-unites-on-the-park-ave-malls\/","title":{"rendered":"Manolo Paz, \u2018The Distance that Unites\u2019 on the Park Ave Malls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Titled \u2018Cathedrals,\u2019 this black slate sculpture by Spanish artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionmanolopaz.gal\/fmp\/\">Manolo Paz<\/a> echoes the vertical forms of midtown Manhattan on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycgovparks.org\/art\/art1350\">Park Ave Malls<\/a> and brings to mind an early 20<sup>th<\/sup> century nickname for the 1913 Woolworth Building &#8211; the \u2018Cathedral of Commerce.\u2019 \u00a0Created not in glass and steel but in natural forms, however, Paz\u2019s trio of layered monoliths recalls stacked stone cairns with spiritual or memorial purpose.\u00a0 Isolated between the busy lanes of traffic on Park Avenue like an oasis of calm, the piece offers pedestrians a moment of respite before plunging back into the city grid. \u00a0(On view on Park Ave, 60<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 63<sup>rd<\/sup> Street through Sept 28<sup>th<\/sup>.)<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 4282px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/6c6876dc7ff53694967151f73\/images\/dd874b81-d5ca-9c4b-11f9-644c62dc2a79.jpg\" alt=\"Three stacks of black stone at varying heights set in a bed of red flowering plants.\" width=\"4282\" height=\"4833\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manolo Paz, Cathedrals, black slate stones, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Titled \u2018Cathedrals,\u2019 this black slate sculpture by Spanish artist Manolo Paz echoes the vertical forms of midtown Manhattan on the Park Ave Malls and brings to mind an early 20th century nickname for the 1913 Woolworth Building &#8211; 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