CONTACT: Diane Pineiro-Zucker, (845) 437-7404http://vassun.vassar.edu/~artdept/show/roseman/
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- When the JFK International Air Terminal opens in 2001, travelers will pass "Curtain Wall," a 600-foot-long sculpture created by Harry Roseman, associate professor of art at Vassar College.
"Curtain Wall" consists of a series of carved "draperies," cast out of plaster-like modified gypsum, that appear to be soft and flowing in the breeze. The sculpture will be mounted opposite the windows that line two 300-foot ramps leading to the immigration hall. At fist, the draperies are depicted in an orderly, static fashion, but as travelers walk towards the immigration hall the sculpture will appear increasingly blown by the wind. At night, "Curtain Wall" will cast a reflection from the windows adding yet another dimension to the sculpture.
"Curtains are enveloping, protective, theatrical, celebratory, and ceremonial. They both obscure and reveal. My sculpture is revealing the next phase of the journey, the next room, the next experience," says Roseman. "Curtain Wall," will be the middle piece in a series of artwork displayed in the new international arrivals area. Roseman has exhibited nationwide, including group exhibits and one-man shows at Davis & Langdale in New York and Gallery Joe in Philadelphia. His photographs of Joseph Cornell were shown at the Menil Collection in Houston. To view other artworks created by Roseman visit the his Web site: http://vassun.vassar.edu/~artdept/show/roseman/
Vassar College is a highly selective, coeducational, independent, residential liberal arts college founded in 1861.
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