8 Garden Sculptures That Make A Statement
In the dunes of East Hampton, New York, an aluminum sculpture called Irene, by the New York artist William King, appears to wave at beachgoers and surfers. The work, commissioned by the family who previously lived on the property, depicts a mother calling her children in at the end of the day.
Photo: Antoine Bootz
Interior designer Kelly Behun placed a painted-steel sculpture by Joel Shapiro in a reflecting pool near the entrance of her Long Island home.
Photo: William waldron, 2017 Joel Shapiro/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
The bold color of Tony Rosenthal’s Cube plays off the pure geometry of architect Lee F. Mindel’s Bauhaus inspired pool area in the Hamptons.
Photo: Michael Moran/OTTO
Map of the Space-Time Continuum, a bronze sculpture by Marc Quinn, looks as if it were dropped from space onto this pool house designed by Roger Ferris + Partners, an addition to Philip Johnson’s Wiley House in New Canaan, Connecticut. Says Ferris, “The recessed façade relates to the folds and recesses of the shell.”
Photo: Paúl Rivera
In a Hamptons garden, which was designed by Edmund Hollander for the Papachristidis-Rudin family, formal hedges provide a linear backdrop to a bronze sculpture, called Per Adriano, by Polish artist Igor Mitoraj.
Photo: Scott Frances/OTTO
In Old Westbury, New York, the playful figures in Keith Haring’s Untitled (Three Dancing Figures) Version B, animate the property of collectors Samantha Boardman and Aby Rosen; originally built for A. Conger Goodyear in 1938, the house was designed by Edward Durrell Stone and was recently restored by Steven Harris Architects.
Photo: Scott Frances/OTTO
This ten-foot-high stainless-steel sculpture by Jaume Plensa is one of a series of statues he called Tolerance; it inhabits the meditation garden of a Palm Beach home designed by Aman & Meeks.
Photo: Karen Fuchs, Courtesy of Aman & Meeks 2017 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VEGAP Madrid
In his new book, The Garden of Peter Marino (Rizzoli,$85), the architect documents his Hamptons property, with its collection of François-Xavier Lalanne sculptures, including this flock of bronze sheep.
Photo: Courtesy of Peter Marino Architect, 2017 ARS, NY/ADAGP, Paris
