Art

THE BRONX River Art Center and the New York City Department of Transportation present “Aurora,” a new temporary outdoor art sculpture by Mexican-born, New York City-based artist Diego Medina, which is now on display for the next 11 months at West Farms Square Plaza in the Bronx. “Aurora” is constructed of marine birch plywood and consists of six interlocking geometric shapes, such as columns, a half-star and a half-circle, and it measures 14-feet-tall by 11-feet-wide and 11-feet-deep. Each component of the sculpture is juxtaposed to look dramatically different from various perspectives. West Farms Square Plaza is located at the base of the West Farms Square/East Tremont Avenue subway station, on the corner of East Tremont Avenue and Boston Road, just one block away from the Bronx River Art Center. For more information, call 718-589-5819.

THE RIVERDALE gallery of Elisa Tucci Contemporary Art, located at 5622 Mosholu Ave., presents a new exhibition for the Halloween season, “Out of the Shadows,” which is now on display through Sunday, Nov. 15. This special installation features a collection of mixed media work by contemporary artists Laurel Garcia Colvin, Dominic Albo and Wayne Zebzda, as they explore the use of shadows and silhouettes in paintings, drawings and other forms of art. The show can be viewed on Fridays, from noon to 5:30 p.m., Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., or by appointment. For viewing hours and other details, call 212-729-4974.

THE HEBREW Home at Riverdale, located at 5901 Palisade Ave., presents the new exhibition, ‘Shana: My Muse/Assemblage Works by Alexandra Zizmor,’ which is now on display through Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010. For this special mixed media installation, Ms. Zizmor — a Riverdale resident — uses paint, ink, collage and found objects to depict a Great Dane performing various activities in a minimal stage-like setting. These whimsical assemblages reference the modern art masters, fashion styles, and leisure time activities. The artist chose to use her own Great Dane — named Shana — as the subject for her work in order to reflect the belief that dogs, more than any other animal, most closely resemble their human counterparts in behaviors and attitude. For more information, call 718-581-1596.

THE HUDSON River Museum, located at 511 Warburton Ave., in Yonkers, presents “Dutch New York: The Roots of Hudson Valley Culture,” a major new exhibition that explores the history of Dutchinfluence in New York City and the Hudson Valley, now on display through Jan. 10, 2010. This special installation marks the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage to the New World by tracing the growth of New York’s own Dutch heritage, beginning with the Half Moon’s arrival in New York Harbor and on up to the present day. This story is illustrated through a rich array of more than 250 objects and images, including paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures, furniture, decorative arts, maps and more. For more information, call 914-963-4550.

This is part of the November 5, 2009 online edition of The Riverdale Press.

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