BUST OF SYLVETTE | Pablo Picasso
New York City, NY - United States
ADDRESS:
NYU, Silver Towers, Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012
ACCESS:
FREE: Unrestricted NYU campus plaza, accessible to the public
DISCRIPTION:
Created in collaboration with Carl Nesjar in 1968, the Bust of Sylvette is a monumental concrete sculpture based on his muse Sylvette David. Blending Cubist and classical elements, the sculpture brings Picasso’s two-dimensional style into sculptural form.
NOTES:
While accessible to the public this work is on NYU campus which is private property, please be respectful. If you are in the area you should visit the two Walter De Maria pieces a short walk into SoHo. Titled “The New York Earth Room” and “The Broken Kilometer, both works are FREE to the public. More details can be found on the New York City Map.
