"Torn Steel" Exhibition at 590 Madison Avenue Atrium Featuring the Sculptures of Jonathan Prince

Torus 340, 2011. Oxidized and stainless steel, 13.5 x 12 x 8 feet

Disc Fragment, 2011. Oxidized and stainless steel, 9x8x5 feet

Totem II, 2010. Oxidized and stainless steel, 12.5 x 2 x 2 feet

Vestigial Block II, 2011. Oxidized and stainless steel. 6.25 x 6 x 6 feet

The Sculpture Garden at 590 Madison Avenue currently showcases the work of contemporary artist, Jonathan Prince in an exhibition called TORN STEEL. This is the first public installation of the artist's large scale steel sculptures in New York, on view at the atrium of 590 Madison Avenue through November 18, 2011. TORN STEEL exploits the interruption of geometric forms made of oxidized and stainless steel. The surface of the steel sculptures is ruptured, showing a totally different texture. The torn surfaces are silvery and laboriously polished, and are in contrast to the unworked oxidized steel. 

Jonathan Prince is a Massachusetts based artist that creates abstract sculpture for public and private settings such as the atrium at 590 Madison Avenue. The atrium is a perfect venue for Prince's large format works.

Anthony Caro's Heavy Metal Sculptures On The Roof Of The Metropolitan Museum Of Art

After Summer (1968)

Odalisque (1984)

Midday (1960)

Blazon (1987-1990)

End Up (2010)

On exhibit on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art are five of knighted British sculptor Anthony Caro's welded steel sculptures. Anthony Caro is considered the most influential and prolific British sculptor of his generation, and a key figure in the development of modernist sculpture. The New York Times described Caro's sculptures as "perfectly composed yet seemingly freely improvised, they gave the impression of color liberated from physical support, like paintings in space or visual jazz." The exhibit runs through October 30, 2011 at the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden.