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“...Jaume Plensa’s monumental figurative sculptures have been displayed across the globe for over four decades, serving as tributes to both individuality and shared humanity. Among his best-known works in the U.S. is Crown Fountain, the immense digital portrait fountains in Chicago’s Millenium Park. Jaume Plensa: A New Humanism is the first U.S. retrospective of the internationally acclaimed artist’s work and explores his 40-year, career-long engagement with themes of personal introspection and collective harmony…
...A New Humanism features a selection of Plensa’s towering portrait sculptures outside in the gardens along with his iconic seated figures and portrait busts in the Freyer – Newman Center galleries. The exhibition presents 28 artworks, including Talking Continents, a 19-piece indoor installation made of steel letters drawn from eight different alphabets from around the world that are welded together to create human figures floating atop cloud-like forms. Large drawings on paper with graphite and ink are also presented..."
