public art sculpture in Union Square Park in Manhattan; May 5 - November 5.
'He makes hope visible' | Village Voice
'This work you are doing is really important in this moment of human condition.' Marina Abramović
'Best outdoor art in NYC' | TimeOut New York
'All you need is L-O-V.' | New York Post
Union Square debuts public art program with sculpture from Manhattan-based artist Pasha Radetzki |amNewYork
New Sculpture in Union Square promotes unity provides venue for public art. | 1010 WINS New York RadioThis new interactive sculpture in Union Square wants you to be part of it. | TimeOut New York 
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is an interactive public art site created in partnership with NYC Parks and Union Square Partnership for the Union Square Park
by Pasha Radetzki studiO.
It is composed of LOV Sculpture, 3 Sisters-Americas Garden and Unity On Union Square performance series.
The works articulate the notions of egoless love, freedom, unity and interdependence of all living.
Major supporter - reState, a non-profit foundation dedicated to reimagining the future of governance and global collaboration.
HERELove-ego=LOV Sculpture is part of an ongoing public art LOV Art Initiative <
It is activated by Unity On Union Square performance series experimenting with new modes for community living, governing and human interrelations, documentation below.
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Inspired by the principles of reciprocity and elemental math equations, the LOV Sculpture features a free-standing sculptural composition in Union Square Park which depicts a newly created word - LOV - the neologism with its specific meaning of undivided love and pronunciation, /lov/.
A miniature art garden titled ‘Three Sisters-Americas' is built-in into its structure hosting the medicinal plants native to Americas.
The work's timing and content aim to counterbalance the divisive rhetoric of the presidential elections campaigns by sharing some thought-provoking alternatives and unexpected observations.
NYC Parks and Union Square Partnership emphasized the work's public significance:
"Selected as the first public artwork to be displayed in Union Square’s center lawn, “Love-Ego=LOV” marks a significant expansion of public art programming by Union Square Partnership and NYC Park."
Video introducing the LOV sculpture.The performance series was awarded a Creative Engagement grant from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council in 2023 supported by NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and City Council (information below).
Proyectos Raul Zamudio hosted a solo exhibition of related to LOV sculpture works in August 2024 in Manhattan which received critical acclaim.
A select group of affordable LOV Sculpture artworks are available for sale HERE to support this public work.
The artist accepts commissions for sculpture (outdoor, garden, small scale), paintings, drawings and performances at: pashara[at]gmail[dot]com
You can also take a look at his awards-winning outdoor sculptures accomplished in Brazil > here
Sign up for performances' announcements at pashara[at]gmail[dot]com or social media @ra_detzki and @LOVsculpture
Recent performances:
June 20th:
Mir - Peace In All Languages - multidisciplinary install-action by pashaRa in collaboration with Kevin Nathaniel, mbira, voice, percussion, Saco Myoji, mbira, Famoro Dioubate on bala
Salieu Suso on Kora
Saco Myoji on mbira
Pasha Radetzki - spoken word & install-action
June 21st:
SunCultures Naturality - joint celebration with Kalimba/Mbira collective led by Kevin Nathaniel.
June 27th:
Huewomanity Founding Mothers: G-LOV ALL with Kevin Nathaniel, Ishkara, Charlotte Douglass, Sylvain Leroux and ra_detzki
Pasha Radetzki would like to extend his special thanks to Elizabeth Masella at NYC Parks, Union Square Partnership team, Alexandra Seaman & reState foundation, New York Foundation for the Arts, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Proyectos Raul Zamudio, family, Lilianka, Annie Murdock, Tom Soper at Art Yard, Lisa, Annie Yuan Zhang, Ignatius Chithelen, David Frackman, Kirsten Cole, Cristina Holmes, Yuko Arakawa, Amit Sahu, Orlando and Shirly Palacios, Caterina Verde & Peat and Repeat, Eva Conant, Kevin Nathaniel, Salieu Suso, Famoro Dioubate, Saco Myoji, Fernando Colón-González, Russo.
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Love-ego=LOV Raw To Sublime
Opening reception: July 24th, 6-9 pm; Jane's Room at Proyectos Raul Zamudio
https://proyectosraulzamudio.com/news.html
July 24th - August 18th; 78 Jane St., Manhattan; open Friday-Sunday, 12-6 pm
performance: August 16, at 7pm; walk through of the exhibition at 6pm
Solo exhibition by Pasha Radetzki of rarely exhibited maquettes, videos and works on paper related to the public art LOV Sculpture currently on view in Union Square Park in Manhattan.
The exhibition traces the artist’s far-ranging works in the public realm from early urban art interventions to the unique field artworks in ecologically significant remote locations to the public art site in the heart of Manhattan.
'a multimedia artist extraordinaire. the work beautifully harmonizes yet stands out against the park's flora and fauna; unbeknownst to the City of NY, it has become a kind of late night mecca for people..' Raul Zamudio
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Recent work that is also part of Love-ego=LOV art initiative.
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Unity On Union Square: Love-e=LOV
Public art performance with live sound and temporary installation
Federal Plaza and Union Square Park in Manhattan; October 2023
Conceived by Pasha Radetzki, presented in collaboration with Amit Sahu.
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Comprising original musical compositions, performance art and temporary sculptural installation, the Unity On Union Square live art presentations engage the public with the themes of peace, unity and urban and natural regeneration.
The Federal Plaza performances are conceived as the urban field artworks where the topics of local water source, peace and egoless LOV coalesce to reflect on the storied history of the Collect Pond, one of the city’s original fresh water sources, its decline and current conditions.
The Union Square Park’s performance is devised as a community celebration of the neighborhood and its vitality as the place where all people naturally come together. It juxtaposes the themes of social harmony and unending wars, which are often inflicted by monocultural/militant aspects of widely accepted patriarchal ideologies.
Unity On Union Square received a Creative Engagement Grant from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in 2023.
It is part of Radetzki's on-going public art initiative titled Love-ego=LOV.
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