Nicolas Holiber: Birds on Broadway, The Audubon Sculpture Project
The Broadway Mall Association’s twelfth public art exhibition, Nicolas Holiber: Birds on Broadway, The Audubon Sculpture Project, opened on Broadway in May 2019 and remained on view through August 2020. Presented in partnership with NYC Parks and the New York City Audubon Society, the installation featured ten large-scale sculptures created by Brooklyn-based artist Nicolas Holiber of New York City birds that are in danger of extinction due to climate change. The sculptures— displayed on the Broadway malls between 64th and 157th Streets—were fabricated from reclaimed wood that had been left untreated to allow the city’s natural forces to affect its surfaces, highlighting the environmental challenges faced by each bird species. Holiber is the youngest artist to have a solo exhibition presented by the Broadway Mall Association.
Learn more about the exhibition:
- Press Release
- Illustrated Exhibition Checklist
- Map of Exhibition
- Meet the Artist
- Behind the Scenes Video: Brant
- Behind the Scenes Video: Double-Crested Cormorant
Press:
- 9/25/2019: "Broadway's Fine-Feathered Friends" by Val Castronovo, West Side Spirit
- 8/2/19: "Giant Wooden Birds are Flocking to Broadway" by Courtney Lindwall, NRDC
- 5/16/19: "The Bird Bulletin: Artist Nicolas Holiber on Building 'Birds on Broadway'" by Alex Israel, West Side Rag
- 3/17/2019: “Nicolas Holiber: Birds on Broadway, The Audubon Sculpture Project” by Lynn Lieberman, GothamToGo
The sculptures on Broadway:
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2018-19, reclaimed wood, hardware, paint, 9 x 6 x 14.5 feet, 64th Street
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2018-19, reclaimed wood, hardware, paint, 9 x 8 x 4 feet, 105th Street
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2018-2019, reclaimed wood, hardware, paint, 8.5 x 9 x 6.5 feet, 72nd Street
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2018-2019, reclaimed wood, hardware, paint, 8.5 x 5.5 x 11 feet, 117th Street
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2018-19, reclaimed wood, hardware, paint, 8 x 6 x 4.5 feet, 79th Street
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2018, reclaimed wood, hardware, paint, 8 x 5.5 x 13 feet, 139th Street
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2018-19, reclaimed wood, hardware, paint, 3.5 x 9 x 1.5 feet, 86th Street
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2018-19, reclaimed wood, hardware, paint, 6.5 x 6.5 x 4 feet, 148th Street
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2018, reclaimed wood, hardware, paint, 9 x 5.5 x 12 feet, 96th Street
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2018-19, reclaimed wood, hardware, paint, 8 x 6 x 11 feet, 157th Street
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