dustin yellin infills lincoln center with glass dancers for the NYC ballet

dustin yellin infills lincoln center with glass dancers for the NYC ballet
image courtesy of andy romer photography

new york city ballet presents the third installation of its art series initiative with a commissioned installation by brooklyn-based artist dustin yellin. coinciding with the company’s 2015 winter season, yellin exhibits 15 works created as part of his ongoing ‘psychogeographies’ series, previously featured by designboom during their exhibition at richard heller gallery, santa monica.

infilling the promenade of lincoln center’s david h. koch theater, a collection of yellin’s glass sculptures pierce the historic hall with their luminosity, transparency and colorful ornamentation. encased in heavy layers of translucent glass sheets, the three rows of sculptures comprise human silhouettes made from hundreds of individual mixed-media are suspended in a crystal-clear mass. the figures’ bodies have been painstakingly painted and put together to closely mimic the natural moves of dancers from the ballet, tying together the two artistic practices.

image courtesy of andy romer photography

image courtesy of andy romer photography

image courtesy of andy romer photography

image courtesy of andy romer photography

image courtesy of allouche gallery

the three rows of sculptures comprise human silhouettes made from hundreds of individual mixed-media
image courtesy of allouche gallery

the artworks infill the promenade of lincoln center’s david h. koch theater
image courtesy of allouche gallery

the figures’ bodies have been painstakingly painted and put together to closely mimic the natural moves of dancers
image courtesy of allouche gallery

details of the figures inside the glass panes
images courtesy of dustin yellin