Mark Handforth Lamppost
About the Exhibition
Lamppost by Mark Handforth (b. 1969, Hong Kong, China) is a massive industrial streetlight—originally 45 feet tall—that is folded in two places so it rests on the ground, leaning on its five-point crown of red glowing lights. It is Handforth’s first outdoor work in his singular series of twisted lamppost sculptures. Installed at the southeast entrance to Central Park, it retains a small part of its original function—lighting a public space—but does so in a way that is at once dramatic and humorous. The large features of the grounded lamp seem absurd, almost surreal, and Handforth’s use of red light bulbs, replacing the standard yellow sodium bulbs, produces an ethereal glow on Doris C. Freedman Plaza.
Photo Gallery
Mark Handforth’s Lamppost is a project of the Public Art Fund program, In the Public Realm, which is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, The New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs, the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President, the Greenwall Foundation, The Silverweed Foundation, The JP Morgan Chase Foundation, and friends of the Public Art Fund.
This exhibition is made possible through the cooperation and support of the City of New York/Parks & Recreation.
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