Now Open, Thomas Schütte: United Enemies

Installed at the southeast entrance to Central Park, Thomas Schütte’s monumental bronze,United Enemies, is already attracting curious looks from tourists, school children and residents. The work takes on one of the most traditional forms of public art—the bronze figure— reframing it both physically and metaphorically. Its two separate pairs of male figures are literally bound together as they simultaneously push apart. Standing on tripods of bundled poles instead of a pedestal or even  legs, the paired forms are highly abstracted—their heads emerge from swaddling robes, encircled by knotted ropes that conceal their limbs as their aged faces express anguished emotions. Visitors will have five more  months to experience the work, which is on view in Doris C. Freedman Plaza at 60th Street and 5th Avenue MORE INFO :PUBLIC ART FUND  MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.PUBLICARTFUND.ORG