Moroccan artist Meriem Bennani's public sculpture unveiled in NYC
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- 26 Jul 2022
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Moroccan artist Meriem Bennani’s first public sculpture, Windy, has been unveiled in New York. Active in the region, she was a participant in Campus Art Dubai and at the 2017 edition of the fair, was commissioned to create her interactive installation, Ghariba/Stranger.
Windy — Bennani’s kinetic sculpture — opened June 23 on the High Line, New York, as part of High Line Art’s 2022-2023 commissions. Co-commissioned by High Line Art and Audemars Piguet Contemporary, Windy is on view to the public till May, 2023.
The launch heralded the summer season of High Line Art’s programme. Windy represents the shift in the artist’s career into the realm of abstraction, as it attempts to capture the frenzied and intoxicating energy of NYC, in its shape and movement.
The sculpture also celebrates the end of the pandemic lockdowns, as the city regains the vibrancy and liveliness it is famous for.
High Line Art and Audemars Piguet Contemporary have partnered to create a platform for artists to experiment and further develop their practices, reflected in this new material phase in Bennani’s practice.
It is Bennani’s first public sculpture and is on show on the High Line at 24th Street. Bennani’s project also marks the first time High Line Art and Audemars Piguet Contemporary are co-curating and commissioning a public sculpture. Read More...
