in dreams awake

Six monumental sculptures on the Broadway Malls from 64th to 157th Street in New York City, April 2018 - February 2019

The installation, titled Kathy Ruttenberg on Broadway: in dreams awake, is now appearing on the Broadway malls, the tree-lined green way between 64th and 157th Streets in Manhattan and will be on view through February 2019. The artist's first major outdoor sculpture installation is presented by the Broadway Mall Association and organized in cooperation with NYC Parks.

The six sculptures that comprise “in dreams awake” enable viewers a moment to escape from New York's urban intensity with dreamlike fables derived from rural settings. Endorsing a positive approach to contemporary issues with visual narratives, the site-specific sculptures create a collection of stories with multi-layered meaning depending on the depth the viewer chooses to delve. The narrative of the magical woodland settings require some thought to unveil the mystery of each piece, like awakening and trying to recall a dream between states of sleep and wake.

The sculptures: All the World's a Stage  In Sync  Ms. Mighty Mouse  Snail's Pace  Topsy Turvy  Fish Bowl