The Hunter’s Point South Complex in Long Island City, Queens is now home to an outdoor sculpture garden featuring works by three local artists. The sculptures were commissioned by TF Cornerstone and Culture Lab LIC and sit between 5203 and 5241 Center Boulevard.
The two towers, developed by TF Cornerstone, make up of 1,194 residential units, including 719 permanently affordable homes, along the East River.
The largest sculpture was created by Erwin List Sanchez, a Mexican-born artist who resides in Greenport, Long Island. For ‘The Moose Spirit,’ Sanchez forged roughly 1,000 railroad spikes to create a life-size creature that appears to be foraging in the brush.
The Moose Spirit, a sculpture by Erwin List Sanchez in the Hunter’s Point South Sculpture Garden
Site plan for the Hunter’s Point South Sculpture Garden
“We are very excited to unveil this new sculpture garden to the vibrant, creative community of Long Island City,” said Jon McMillan, senior vice president and director of planning at TF Cornerstone. “Our vision is to create an urban environment where creativity thrives, forging a connection between art, landscape, and the neighborhood.”
Confidence, a sculpture by Paul Maus in the Hunter’s Point South Sculpture Garden
Art Dream, a sculpture by Kenny Greenberg in the Hunter’s Point South Sculpture Garden
Paul Maus, a self-taught sculptor based in Cutchogue, Long Island, contributed ‘Confidence’, an abstracted female figure that is part of a larger series and commentary on societal pressures. The final artist Kenny Greenberg is one of New York City’s leading neon specialists for theater, film, and television. His sculpture, titled ‘ART DREAM,’ features handcrafted neon letters in the style of an imaginary crossword puzzle.
In a statement from McMillan, the goal of the project is to bring visual interest and meaning to the public realm along the waterfront, and infuse the area with a sense of communal life and energy.
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Love the ‘Moose Spirit’
Bravo TF Cornerstone…check out the city’s largest mural at TF Cornerstone’s The Max, at 606 W 57th Street