B. Wurtz, Kitchen Trees
Public Art Fund
Kitchen Trees was the debut public art commission by New York-based artist B. Wurtz, presented by Public Art Fund. This playful exhibition temporarily transformed the civic space of New York City’s City Hall Park with five imaginative arboreal sculptures. The sculptures were made of plastic fruits and vegetables and other kitchen-related objects and utensils.
B. Wurtz
Kitchen Trees, 2018
Stainless steel frame with powder coated colanders, aluminum, stainless steel pots and pans, and plastic fruits and vegetables. Courtesy of the artist; Metro Pictures, New York; Kate MacGarry, London; Maisterravalbuena Madrid/Lisboa; Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles.
Curated by Public Art Fund Associate Curator, Daniel S. Palmer, 2018.
Photograph by Emil Cohen
Our concept for the outdoor exhibition’s wayfinding signage stemmed from the materials used in the work. We embraced grocery store vernacular and designed exaggerated label stickers. For background color, we photographed vibrant fruit and vegetable textures.
Photograph by Emil Cohen
Photograph by Jason Wyche, Courtesy of Public Art Fund, NY
Photograph by Jason Wyche, Courtesy of Public Art Fund, NY
Photograph by Emil Cohen
Photograph by Jason Wyche, Courtesy of Public Art Fund, NY
