Campaign Seeks Permanent Status for Deborah Kass's OY/YO Sculpture in DUMBO
Artcritical is backing artist Marina Adams in her effort to secure permanent status for Deborah Kass's sculpture OY/YO at Brooklyn Bridge Park in DUMBO. Initially commissioned by Two Trees Management Company, the piece was meant to be on display until August 2016. Adams has reached out to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for assistance. The eight-foot yellow aluminum letters, unveiled in November 2015, have garnered praise from both the New York Times and New York Magazine, going viral on Instagram. The sculpture's dual interpretations of 'OY' and 'YO' draw from Yiddish and Spanish, and it relates to Robert Indiana's LOVE and Ed Ruscha's OOF. This petition comes as Indiana's LOVE is temporarily taken down for renovations in Philadelphia.
Key facts
- Deborah Kass created the public sculpture OY/YO
- The work is installed at Brooklyn Bridge Park in DUMBO
- It was commissioned by Two Trees Management Company
- Originally scheduled to remain through August 2016
- Artist Marina Adams initiated a petition to make it permanent
- The petition is directed to Mayor Bill de Blasio
- OY/YO was unveiled in November 2015
- The sculpture consists of eight-foot-high yellow aluminum letters
- It reads 'OY' from one direction and 'YO' from the other
- References include Robert Indiana's LOVE and Ed Ruscha's OOF
- Praised by New York Times and New York Magazine
- Gained viral attention on Instagram
- Artcritical endorsed the petition in February 2016
- Robert Indiana's LOVE was temporarily removed from Love Park in Philadelphia
Entities
Artists
- Marina Adams
- Deborah Kass
- Robert Indiana
- Ed Ruscha
- Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
- David Cohen
Institutions
- Artcritical
- Two Trees Management Company
- New York Times
- New York Magazine
Locations
- DUMBO
- Brooklyn Bridge Park
- Brooklyn
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Queens
- Kings County
- Philadelphia
- Dilworth Park
- Love Park
- Paris
- France