New art in public places
Left: Key West philanthropist John Padget and the late Jacob Dekker provided a new sculpture at the Truman Waterfront Park. “Wave Henge,” by Damon Hamm and Jeff Sundheim, is one of 11 installations throughout the Keys, donated by Mr. Padget and Mr. Dekker and coordinated by The Florida Keys Art in Public Places projects. The sculpture is a sundial which, at each solstice and equinox, will cast a shadow on one of the surrounding structures. These structures also can serve as benches. Pictured: Commissioners Gregory Davila and Clayton Lopez, Mayor Teri Johnston and Vice Mayor Sam Kaufman.
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KEY WEST SCULPTURE CASTS SECRET SHADOW
The Florida Keys Sculpture Trail is now complete, beginning and/or ending at Key West’s Truman Waterfront Park, where “Wavehenge” by artists Damon Hamm and Jeff Sundheim was recently installed. The giant sundial sculpture consists of a vertical cresting wave surrounded by benches that match the shape of the shadow as it moves across each day.
Sculpture Trail Enhances Island Chain’s Landscape
FLORIDA KEYS— Creativity is seemingly built into the DNA of the Florida Keys. Without even stepping inside a gallery or studio, visitors exploring the island chain can encounter an eclectic variety of open-air artistry. Prime among the outdoor creations is a collection of thought-provoking large-scale sculptures.
The 81-mile Florida Keys Sculpture Trail extends from Islamorada to Key West. Situated at locations along the Florida Keys Overseas Highway — the only road stretching throughout the island chain — the sculptures are easily viewable by people traveling around the Keys.
"Grocery Art", The New York Times, August 27, 2002
The Arts/Footlight section
How much is that screw-filled crate of "blueberries" in the window? Shoppers at the Gourmet Garage, a specialty grocery in SoHo, may be asking that question as they walk past the store's windows and see a new exhibition of found-object sculptures based on fruit and vegetables in the store's windows. "Art by the Pound," by the Brooklyn-based artist Jeff Sundheim. opens today with wooden corn, asparagus made of black rods and other sculptured inedibles. It runs through Sept. 30 and, as advertised. The work is for sale by weight. Gourmet Garage is at 453 Broome Street, at Mercer Street.
By Brooks Barnes
Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal
Add art to the grocery list.
Gourmet Garage, an upscale grocer located among the art galleries of New York's SoHo neighborhood, has decided it can be an art gallery too. Later this month, food-themed sculptures by artist Jeff Sundheim go on display alongside the fruit and vegetables in Gourmet Garage's window-display cases. The twist: the art will be sold just like the produce -- by the pound. "It's just something different that we cooked up," says Mr.Sundheim, a former Silicon Valley tech executive.
The sculptures -- strawberry,lemon, and asparagus crates filled with various objects -- are priced between $299 and $899 a pound. (Most weigh less than 10 pounds.)
"Art by the Pound"opens Aug. 27.