Everyone who lives near or is visiting NYC should plan a trip to the NY Botanical Garden before the end of October. You will be greatly inspired and rewarded if you do.
In his first exhibition returning to New York in over 10 years, Seattle-based glass artist Dale Chihuly stuns with breathtaking glass art installations within the expansive and beautiful setting of the New York Botanical Garden. The visual interplay of the glass art and the plant life is awe-inspiring and emphasizes that the artist’s forms are inspired by nature.
Chihuly is an international master of glass as a fine art. His work is included in more than 200 museum collections worldwide and has received many awards and recognition, including twelve honorary doctorates and two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. Aside from Chihuly’s long-term exhibition in Seattle (also a must visit if you are there), his exceptional work has had exhibited all over the world – including: Paris, Venice, Jerusalem, London, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Montreal and ten beautiful gardens around the United States.
In the current outstanding exhibit, there are more than 20 glass installations as well as a display of drawings. ”CHIHULY” is on view at the New York Botanical Garden from April 22nd – October 29th. Special dates are allocated for night displays where the installations will be illuminated at night.
