Broadway Blooms: Jon Isherwood on Broadway
The Broadway Mall Association’s thirteenth public art exhibition, Broadway Blooms: Jon Isherwood on Broadway, opened on Broadway in July 2021 and remained on view through July 2022. Organized in partnership with NYC Parks’ Art in the Parks program and Morrison Gallery in Kent, CT, and with the assistance of the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District, the installation featured eight marble sculptures on the green malls at the center of Broadway between 64th Street and 157th Street.
Jon Isherwood’s marble sculptures were created for exhibition on the malls in 2020. For more than one year the Covid pandemic delayed their transport from Isherwood’s studio in Italy. The delayed “bloom” of the eight marble sculptures in the form of flowers celebrated the return to life of the city after a long and difficult winter and spring.
Learn more about the exhibition:
Press:
- 10/25/2021: “Broadway Blooms, a 93-block exhibition for the everyday passerby, brings sculpture art to city streets,” by Hana Gallagher, Columbia Spectator
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10/22/2021: “Jon Isherwood’s marble sculptures usher feeling of community on New York’s most famous street,” by Daniel Cassady, The Art Newspaper
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9/13/2021: “Jon Isherwood on Broadway,” by Lily Wei, Arts Management Magazine
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8/4/2021: “Long Delayed by the Pandemic, a Public Art Installation Is Now Blooming on Broadway,” Artnet Gallery Network
- 8/3/2021: “Sculptures bloom on Broadway,” by Roger Clark, NY1
- 8/1/2021: Broadway Mall Association Unveils ‘Broadway Blooms: Jon Isherwood on Broadway,’” Gotham To Go
- 7/30/2021: “Massive flower sculptures are taking over the Upper West Side,” by Will Gleason, Time Out
- 7/28/2021: “Pandemic-Delayed Public Art Display Finally Blooms Along Broadway,” by Dave Carlin, CBS New York
- 7/26/2021: “Flower Sculptures Bloom on Broadway on The Upper West Side: Pics,” by Gus Saltonstall, Patch
- 7/25/2021: “Delayed by the Pandemic, ‘Broadway Blooms’ Brings Outdoor Sculpture Back to the Broadway Malls,” by Carol Tannenhauser, West Side Rag
- 7/24/2021: “Broadway Blooms: Jon Isherwood on Broadway,” by Mike Mishkin, I Love the Upper West Side
Blooms and Locations:
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony:
