Park Ave & 70th St – Sarah Sze – Infinite Line

In warmer weather, you might have seen birds feeding on Sarah Sze’s Model for a Habitat on the Highline. That is just a tiny tease compared to Infinite Line, Sze’s new exhibition at the Asia Society. Prepare to have your perspective rocked! 

Before you go, watch this great little teaser. As Sze meticulously installs her intricate sculptural drawings, she explains that her primary focus is the place where drawing meets sculpture. She’s “drawing” on the floor and “sculpting” on the wall in an effort to frame the negative space, and you are encouraged to move around and notice your shifting perception. “Locate yourself in space.” It’s a whole lot of fascinating theory and intention. Plus, it got the museum to open up their 2nd floor windows, which have been closed for nearly a decade, for an installation that incorporates a paper sculpture, a tree branch and a cab on Park Avenue. Looking at Sze’s work, I can’t help but feel like she would have a field day with my junk drawer. (You know, that one pesky drawer where you put everything that doesn’t fit in any other drawer?) Just think what she could do with those stray pen caps! 

It’s a busy time of year! Should you have time for a leisurely lunch, stay at the Asia Society for the curry bento box in their Garden Court Café. If you, like me, are depending on coffee to propel you between holiday soirees, you must stop in Sicaffé for a perfectly crafted cappuccino Triestino. While you sip, take up your pen and cocktail napkin and see if you can't doodle your own version of Sze's Guggenheim as a Ruin... How'd you do?

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Venue: Asia Society

Artist: Sarah Sze

Streets: Park Ave & 70^th St

Eats: Garden Court Café, Sicaffé

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