Harlem Condo Life – Phoenix: Xu Bing at the Cathedral in Harlem

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I can’t wait to go to check out this new exhibit at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine which according to their website opened on March 1st. Read on…

Over the course of two years, pioneering Chinese contemporary artist Xu Bing culled detritus from construction sites across the rapidly changing urban landscape of Beijing, and transformed it into his most monumental project to date: Phoenix (2008-10). A feat of engineering and ingenuity, Phoenix is composed of two birds, a male called Feng and a female called Huang. Feng and Huang—each weighing 12 tons and measuring 90 and 100 feet long, respectively—are now coming to the Cathedral. They will hang suspended in the Nave, two majestic birds in perpetual flight beneath its celestial ceiling.

http://www.stjohndivine.org/programs/art/upcoming-exhibitions

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THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF
SAINT JOHN THE DIVINE

1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 316-7540

Author: HarlemMom

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