# @publicartfund on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-05-14T17:03:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Public Art Fund (@publicartfund) — https://gondola.cc/publicartfund

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JUST ANNOUNCED: Set to open June 3, 2025, "Touching the Earth" will be the first solo outdoor exhibition in New York City by celebrated sculptor Thaddeus Mosley. On view in Lower Manhattan’s City Hall Park, the exhibition will feature eight bronze sculptures cast from his original wood carvings made between 1996 and 2021. Ranging from human-scale to monumental, the artworks will reflect Mosley’s lifelong exploration of form and material, transforming the park into a conversation between nature, abstraction, and the city.

The works presented in "Touching the Earth" embody 98-year-old Mosley’s lifelong dedication to the expressive potential of natural materials. Recreated directly from his hand-carved wood sculptures, each bronze preserves the organic knots and grain found in the timber. 

A skilled craftsman in wood, Mosley has long studied its properties, thoughtfully selecting different varietals including hickory, walnut, and bass for their distinct structural and aesthetic qualities. His profound material knowledge, coupled with a practice of "listening to wood," informs the sculptures’ biomorphic forms, which emerge through a responsive, intuitive process that foregrounds the inherent character of the material. 

Chosen by the curator, the exhibition’s title, "Touching the Earth," is drawn from an essay by bell hooks, whose reflections on the spiritual and cultural value of nature in Black life connect directly with Mosley’s practice. Mosley sees a return to nature not as retreat, but as reverence to a grounding force. 

"Thaddeus Mosley: Touching the Earth" is curated by Public Art Fund Assistant Curator Jenée-Daria Strand.

"Thaddeus Mosley: Touching the Earth" will be on view  in City Hall Park in Lower Manhattan from June 3 through November 16, 2025. The exhibition can be explored anytime, anywhere, on the free Bloomberg Connects app.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4jVTasj

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📷 : Anire Mosley, 1990. Courtesy the artist and Karma.

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