Nearness

Arlés del Rio's "Nearness" deals with restrictions, distance, the forbidden and achieving longings despite impediments. The seventeen sculptures consist of copper and steel panels cut out with human silhouettes of various sizes.

In Times Square, these panels invited participants to get close and even step through, representing metaphorically the social, political, cultural and personal barriers, among others, that may keep us away from one another.

Presented in collaboration with Cuban Artists Fund
Supported by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund