• Proposed silhouette of a Tompkins Square Park community member to be located along a pathway on the east side of Tompkins Square Park from June to November 2013
There's a PDF with the following image...
There's no other information currently available ... we have the usual questions, such as who and why.
Anyway, we looking forward to hearing more about the proposal.
Hopefully it will last longer than the last installation in Tompkins Square Park...
[July 2011]
Walk Man lasted three days. Artist Scott Taylor removed the sculpture after someone (or thing!) rammed it and knocked it over, as DNAinfo reported.
The committee meeting tonight is at 6:30 — BRC Senior Services Center, 30 Delancey St. between Chrystie and Forsyth.
Updated 2:30
Serena Solomon at DNAinfo has more about this project, which is in honor of Christopher Gamble, who was homeless for 28 years.
A life-sized sculpture of his silhouette is currently being created by French artist Fanny AlliƩ to be installed at Tompkins Square Park, a place where Gamble spent many days and nights.
And!
The sculpture will consist of a metal outline of Gamble, according to AlliƩ.
"I like it because it has some hope. It's a positive," the artist said, of the silhouette's open stance with arms outstretch to the sky, like “he is about to fly."
Gamble now lives in an apartment run by the Bowery Residents' Committee.
Read the whole article here.