Jonathan Prince’s “Torn Steel” has been extended through January 10 in Midtown (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
Sculpture Garden at 590 Madison Avenue
590 Madison Ave. at 57th St.
Extended through January 10, free, 8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Admission: free
www.jonathanprince.com
torn steel slideshow
There are only two days left to see Massachusetts-based artist Jonathan Prince’s “Torn Steel” in the atrium at 590 Madison Ave., where he has installed several of his large-scale sculptures in which he tears open their skin to reveal their insides, which are not usually visible to viewers. Originally set to close on November 18 but extended through January 10, “Torn Steel” consists of a series of geometric forms with parts removed, as if the pieces are living works that have been ripped open and injured, giving them a fragile, vulnerable quality despite their obvious heft and density. “Totem II” is like a tree rising from the earth but with part of it sliced away. “Torus 340” resembles a donut with a hole, a big bite taken out of it, while the circular “Disc Fragment” has silver pools of blood across it. And “Vestigial Block II” is a giant cube with a shimmering waterfall in one corner. The sculptures, which reference Richard Serra and Isamu Noguchi and are achieved through a blacksmithing process, reside peacefully in the atrium among the trees, while nearby, in the lobby of 590 Madison Ave., his significantly smaller 2007 Zimbabwe granite “Lightbox” remains on permanent view.