Bentley Meeker’s The ‘H’ in Harlem will hang from the Riverside Drive Viaduct
Is Harlem the next hotspot for public art in New York? The uptown neighbourhood is due to host three prominent public installations in the coming months. The sculptor and Harlem resident Bentley Meeker has created a 66-foot-tall hanging light sculpture on 125th Street, while an outdoor group show along Broadway is expected to bring work by artists such as Dan Colen and Sarah Braman as far north as 167th Street. Finally, more than 20 artists, including Hank Willis Thomas and Nari Ward, are preparing an exhibition to open in Sugar Hill, a low-income housing project designed by David Adjaye in one of Harlem’s historic districts.
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