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Pink Thing Of The Day: Erwin Wurm, Waiting Pink Small

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There’s something quietly hilarious — and a little haunting — about Waiting Pink Small (2024) by Erwin Wurm,  At first glance, it’s just a soft, bubblegum-pink suit, neatly assembled and politely standing at attention. But look again: there’s no body inside. No face, no hands—just posture doing all the talking.

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Charlotte Colbert’s Dreamland Sirens in the Flatiron District

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There’s something undeniably arresting about encountering a giant, disembodied eye in the middle of the city —e specially one that seems to be watching from all directions at once. Installed near the iconic Flatiron Building in the Flatiron District, Charlotte Colbert’s Dreamland Sirens (2025) transforms a familiar urban crossroads into something far more surreal.
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Modern Art Monday Presents: Happiness by Victor Estrada

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At first glance, Happiness (199495) by Victor Estrada seems to promise exactly what its title suggests: something bright, buoyant, and easy to love. The sculpture greets viewers with a riot of color and a playful, almost cartoonish presence. But as is often the case with Estrada’s work, things get more complicated the longer you look. Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Happiness by Victor Estrada

Pink Thing Of The Day: Soapy (Pink) By Robert Therrien

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Robert Therrien’s 2017 sculpture Soapy (Pink) , created from pigmented polyester resin, presents itself as an oversized bar of bubblegum-pink soap — smooth, minimal, and instantly familiar. But this is Therrien, so the domestic calm doesn’t last long. Emerging unmistakably from one corner of the sculpture is a baby’s face, molded directly into the form, transforming the object from playful to deeply strange in a single glance.
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Modern Art Monday Presents: True Bone By Gabriele Beveridge

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Created by British artist Gabriele Beveridge, the wall-mounted sculpture True Bone (2019) pairs hand-blown glass forms with chromed steel shop fittings, materials more commonly associated with retail display than fine art. Yet here, they take on a distinctly biological  presence.
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