These days Times Square is possibly avoided more often than sought outside, defined by swarms of tourists, overpriced trinkets and all-consuming advertisements. However, the artist Kiki Smith is working against this mentality with her fresh installation, titled “Chorus.” Smith arranged multicolored stained-glass stars clusters encircling Art Production Fund’s At the end Abundance project hour on 46th Street and 8th Avenue. Made of palm blown cathedral glass, the luminescent stars recall the razzle-dazzle of Broadway’s heyday, and certainly contrast with today’s empty abundance. Evoking an nearly religious sense of awe, the stained glass stars guide us to revisit an era that has been mythologized over the past century. We questioned Smith some questions on her fascination with the 1920s and how “Chorus” came to be. Scroll down to see a slideshow of the installation. Glance at More…
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