A new work for the New Museum’s facade by Tschabalala Self explores connection and romance through the lens of architecture and public space.
As part of the New Museum’s ongoing Facade Sculpture Program, Tschabalala Self (b. 1990, Harlem, NY; lives and works in Hudson Valley, NY) will present a new site-specific work entitled Art Lovers. Self’s work depicts a romantic scene of a couple embracing, mirroring the architectural “kiss point” where the SANAA-designed building meets the OMA-designed expansion. Visible from Bowery and Prince Street, Art Lovers offers viewers a contemporary portrait of NYC life and the personal connections enabled by public spaces like museums.
Tschabalala Self: Art Lovers is curated by Massimiliano Gioni, Edlis Neeson Artistic Director, and Madeline Weisburg, Senior Assistant Curator.
b. 1990, Harlem, NY. Lives and works in Hudson Valley, NY.
Tschabalala Self is an artist who builds a singular style from the syncretic use of painting, printmaking, and sculpture to explore ideas surrounding figuration.