A massive new bronze sculpture welcomes visitors to Rockefeller Center in the New York landmark's first campus-wide show by a single artist.
The 25-foot (7.6 m) tall black 'Oracle' with a huge head joins murals, flags and videos at the venue, all created by Sanford Biggers, whose artwork also includes music and performance.
The Sanford Biggers exhibition is now live! With a 15,280 pound sculpture, murals, paintings and elaborate quilts— it is the largest compilation of art by a single artist ever displayed on our campus.
It will be on view until June 29. https://t.co/qkcW6aEW2b pic.twitter.com/ssTZDSThy6— Rockefeller Center (@rockcenternyc) May 5, 2021
The seated figure is part of the Harlem-based artist's Chimera series of sculptures that combine African masks and European figures to explore mythologies of those cultures.
"I've always been intrigued by Rockefeller Center for its architectural history and mythological references," Biggers said in a statement, calling the Art Deco-styled venue "an ideal context for myth creation."
The show by Rockefeller Center and Art Production Fund was slated to open in September, but was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
The works will be on view until June 29th, with plans to take the centrepiece sculpture on tour later.
