{"id":220963,"date":"2026-05-05T18:46:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/220963\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T18:46:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:46:49","slug":"brooklyn-bridge-park-unveils-new-public-art-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/220963\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Bridge Park unveils new public art exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Woody De Othello\u2019s installation in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Photo: Nicholas Knight\/Public Art Fund\n<\/p>\n<p>DUMBO \u2014 ARTIST WOODY DE OTHELLO on Tuesday unveiled his first major public art exhibition in New York with \u201cGuardian Spirit,\u201d a collection of redwood and bronze sculptures installed along the Brooklyn waterfront.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Six sculptures were installed at Brooklyn Bridge Park\u2019s Pier 1 and one is located by the Manhattan Bridge between Washington and Plymouth streets. The exhibition is on view through March 2027. It\u2019s is a continuation of Othello\u2019s exploration of nkisi, ritual objects from Western and Central Africa that embody spiritual presences and channel protective or healing forces. Standing between 20 and 22 feet tall, the sculptures echo messages of compassion, reverence and freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, anything in the material world has the potential to become a ritual object,\u201d Othello said. \u201cBefore something exists physically, it begins as thought. Sculpture is a way of pointing back to that unseen space, to the breath, the wind, the shared consciousness we\u2019re all part of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition is presented by the Public Art Fund, which aims to make art accessible and free to the public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2730\u2730\u2730<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <a style=\"font-size: inherit; background-color: #fefefe;\" href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/whats-news-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wnb-read-more aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/read-more-wnb-shad-1024x341.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd5hEdpXLwpeWAPMPmcmdn--vHz1InXjphFdhedt_prXKoVFQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ultima-reader-response.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<br \/>\n<a class=\"related-articles comment-link\" style=\"clear: both;padding-top:6px;color:#6cc4e8;\" href=\"#comments\" title=\"Leave a Comment\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/384627\/new-mural-installed-at-residential-development\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mural-Sketch-250x250.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"The sketch for the mural. Photo: Marino\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2730PREMIUM <br \/>New mural installed at residential development One Sunset<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 4 |<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooklyn Eagle Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/383122\/dramatic-new-mosaics-at-church-avenue-station-celebrate-the-theatrical-history-of-flatbush\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mosaic-Church-St-Station-05-Mary-Frost-250x250.jpeg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"MTA Arts &amp; Design Director Tina Vaz, left, with artist Christopher Myers, in front of one of his mosaics at the Church Avenue subway station. Photo: Mary Frost\/Brooklyn Eagle\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDramatic new mosaics at Church Avenue station celebrate the theatrical history of Flatbush<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 27 |<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooklyn Eagle Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/379060\/messages-of-hope-and-dreams-from-the-homeless-appear-in-downtown-brooklyn\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Public-Notice-art-Columbus-Park-01-Mary-Frost-250x250.jpeg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"The message on this sign was written by Roxy, the mother of two girls who fled from Ecuador. The signs are part of the \u201cPublic Address\u201d exhibition. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMessages of hope and dreams from the homeless appear in Downtown Brooklyn<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 7 |<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooklyn Eagle Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\tLeave a Comment\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Woody De Othello\u2019s installation in Brooklyn Bridge Park. 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