Lo Studio Museum of Harlem presents Chloë Bass: Wayfinding, the first institutional solo exhibition of the conceptual artist in St. Nicholas Park which can be visited until 27 September. This monumental commission features twenty-four site-specific sculptures that indicate the structural and visual vernacular of public road signs. The exhibition begins with and revolves around three central questions, written poetically by the artist and featured throughout the park in billboard form: how much care is patience? How much of life is he facing? How much love is attention?
Through a combination of text and archival images, Bass's sculptures activate an eloquent exploration of language, both visual and written, encouraging moments of private reflection in public space.
St. Nicholas Park is located along St. Nicholas Avenue between 128th and 141st Streets. Enter 135th Street to view Chloë Bass: Wayfinding. For wheelchair access, use the 132nd Street entrance.
Chloë Bass: Wayfinding is organized by Legacy Russell, Associate Curator, Exhibitions, and is a project inHarlem, presented by the Studio Museum of Harlem in partnership with St. Nicholas Park and New York Parks.
Restoration work is currently underway on works by Chloë Bass: Wayfinding at St. Nicholas Park. The exhibition remains open to the public during this period.
As part of the original narration written by the artist for the exhibition, a version of WAYFINDING: Parts 2 +3 is currently being extracted and published on ARTS.BLACK.
The Studio Museum in Harlem inHarlem program is made possible thanks to Citi; the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust; and the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation. Additional support is generously provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the New York City Council; and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Cover image: SaVonne Anderson
