Flower Sculptures Bloom On Broadway On The Upper West Side: Pics

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — More than a year after its scheduled opening date, the Broadway Blooms exhibit by Jon Isherwood can now be seen on Broadway from 64th to 157th Street.

Its official launch date is Aug. 2, but the eight sculpture locations on the Upper West Side and in Harlem in the green malls at the center of the famous avenue can already be seen.

The exhibition was organized and launched by the Broadway Mall Association, in partnership with NYC Parks' Art, the Morrison Gallery, in Kent, Connecticut, and the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District.

It is the 13th sculpture show presented by the Broadway Mall Association since 2005.

“I chose blooms for Broadway in part because imagery is accessible to the many people that navigate these intersections in their daily lives," said the artist Isherwood, in a news release. "They are imbued with a universal symbolism, and can create wonder and joy in their discovery. Placing them in a series of locations across neighborhoods, I hope to promote a sense of interconnectedness in a space that can otherwise feel impersonal, anonymous, and alienating."

Isherwood's work has been widely exhibited in public museums and private galleries in the United States, Canada, Europe, and China. Most recently, his work has been featured at Villa Strozzi, Florence, Italy; The National Archaeological Museum, Florence, Italy; Ping Yao II, China; The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA; and Belgrave Square, London, U.K.

The Broadway sculptures are located at 64th, 72nd, 79th, 96th, 103rd, 117th, 148th, and 157th Street.

You can find out more about art on the Broadway Malls here.