Romanian-American Leonard Ursachi’s Public Art to Adorn East River’s Shore
Sat, Oct 26
|Queens
Peace Like a River opens in Hunter's Point South Park
Time & Location
Oct 26, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Queens, Center Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
About The Event
We are pleased to announce the unveiling of Peace Like a River, a new public art installation by Romanian-American artist Leonard Ursachi, located near the main entrance of Hunter's Point South Park in Long Island City, Queens. The installation will be on view from October 26, 2024 through April 26, 2025.
Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday, October 26, between 4:00 - 6:00 PM, in the presence of the artist.
Peace Like a River is a thought-provoking, site-specific installation that explores the layered history of the city's landscapes. It engages viewers with the transformative past of the East River, once indigenous land, then farmland, later a polluted industrial zone, and now a revitalized wetland. This area, likely a salt marsh centuries ago, has become a symbol of ecological resilience and regeneration.
The installation features six large-scale sculptures made from a massive piece of driftwood that Ursachi salvaged…