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NYBG in the News: 5/19/2008

Posted in NYBG in the News on May 19 2008, by Plant Talk

Here Comes Henry Moore!

While the official media day for the upcoming exhibit, Moore in America, isn’t until tomorrow, swarms of reporters have already descended on the Garden. And why not? The exhibition boasts the largest outdoor collection of Henry Moore sculpture ever presented in a single venue in the United States.

That doesn’t mean Darwin’s Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure isn’t getting any love. On the contrary, tomorrow night (Tuesday, May 20, at 10:30 p.m.) the New York PBS affiliate, WNET Thirteen, will feature a special behind-the-scenes tour of Darwin’s Garden on their program New York Voices. Not only will it be educational AND entertaining, but you can win free tickets to the exhibition. Nice!

The New York Sun prominently featured the upcoming Henry Moore exhibit with a front-page photo and nice write up by Paula Deitz. She writes, “Not only will visitors gain an appreciation of Moore and the natural forms that inspired his sculptures, they will experience the botanical garden through fresh eyes, retaining the memory of the Moores even when they are gone.” Thanks, Paula!

Artdaily.org also caught wind of the Moore exhibit and ran a blurb with a HUGE photo of Three Piece Reclining Figure: Draped by renowned photographer Jon Peden.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s national public radio station ran a live 15-minute interview with the curator of Darwin’s Garden, Dr. David Kohn. The interview aired on the weekly arts and entertainment program Q.

The New York Times editorial board writer Eleanor Randolph posted her Opinion piece on “Today’s Darwinism.” She refers to the NYBG-sponsored symposium, Darwin: 21st Century Perspectives, and encourages people to listen to the symposium online at the Garden Web site.

New York Magazine has declared Moore in America a “critics’ pick” and even goes so far as rating it as #6 on their “agenda” page. That’s right: There are only five things in New York right now that are cooler than the Moore exhibition.