Jaime Miranda-Bambarà©n at Thomas Paine Park
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- 29 Aug 2022
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While Thomas Paine Park — at Federal Plaza, in the traffic triangle made by Lafayette, Centre and Worth, and that has Foley Square at its southern tip — could use some work, the art installation there now is absolutely worth a stroll. Get ice cream at Chinatown Ice Cream or dumplings on Mosco Street and wander over that way.
The show by contemporary Peruvian artist Jaime Miranda-Bambarén is called 13 Moons, for the 13 monumental spheres scattered throughout the park. Each is carved from the roots of centuries-old eucalyptus trees, which were illegally destroyed. He also calls them seeds, and each one is between 5’10” to 7’6″ in diameter. Their weight ranges from 1,800 to 11,000 lbs.
The installation is part of NYC Parks’ Art in the Parks program.
Miranda-Bambarén was born in Lima in 1982 and works in many mediums — sculpture, installation, photography, video, performance — often discussing ecological and spiritual themes. His monument to the victims of terrorist violence in Peru was destroyed in 2010 by vandalism.
The installation will be there until Nov. 1.
