Governors Island is slowly being transformed from an abandoned military base to a public arts and recreation center. Many of the old houses have been stabilized and are open to visitors who can walk freely through their empty, echoing rooms.
The Sculptors Guild has organized a large 70th anniversary exhibition on the island, with works displayed out of doors and inside one of the recently restored and reopened buildings. The show, called In-Site, will close on October 1 and the island closes for the season on October 5.
If you have the time to go, take one of the free ferries from Lower Manhattan; they go to Governors Island every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Don’t miss the boat or you’ll have to wait until next year.
By the way … I wasn’t able to match up all of the works I saw with their creators. If you can identify the sculptors, please let me know.
Wooden sculpture by Beth Morrison
Sculpture on Governors Island by Renata Schwebel
Sculpture by Judith Steinberg
Sculpture on Governors Island by Mary Ellen Scherl
Sculpture made from shingles by Lucy Hodgson
Bench by Steven Ceraso & John Fekner
Work by Anti Liu
By Jerelyn Hanrahan
Work by Rune Olsen
Mummy’s Desire by Katja Jakobsen
Work by Jeremy Comins
Sculpture by Mary Judge
Work by Rick Briggs
Woman by Lloyd Glasson
Doorway by Julie Tesser
Sculpture by Patricia Anne Mandel
Man by Stephanie Rocknak
Sculpture
Wooden bust
The Sculptors Guild
New York State: Governors Island
National Park Service: Governors Island
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