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Blane De St. Croix: Horizon at NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery
October 3, 2023 – January 21, 2024

In Horizon, Blane De St. Croix unveils a series of new works rooted in his study of landscapes in the UAE in the lead-up to COP28 and the Year of Sustainability. The major new works in this exhibition, commissioned by The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery, were developed during a series of residencies over the last year in which the artist worked closely with NYUAD faculty, and resident scientists

MORE ABOUT THE EXHIBITION (English)
MORE ABOUT THE EXHIBITION (Arabic)

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View exhibition catalog HERE

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Horizon at NYUAD Art Gallery is a sobering study of our impact on the planet

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THE NATIONAL
“Horizon at NYUAD Art Gallery is a Sobering Study of Our Impact on the Planet”, by Razmig Bedirian, November 1, 2023

CONDE NAST
“The best things to do in Abu Dhabi this October”, by Yaseen Dockrat, October 6, 2023

CANVAS MAGAZINE
“Horizon: NYUAD Art Gallery”, October, 2023

TIMEOUT
“New exhibition inspired by UAE’s landscape to open at NYU Abu Dhabi”, by Dianne Apen-Sadler, September 7, 2023

MAGPIE
“Endless seas, melting mountains: Blane De St Croix in conversation”, November 29, 2023

THE ARAB GULF STATES INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON
“Thinking Green in the Gulf: Creative Approaches to the Climate Crisis”, by Nada Ammagui, December 11, 2023

ABU DHABI MEDIA OFFICE
“NYUAD Abu Dhabi Art Gallery launches Blane De St. Croix: Horizon exhibition inspired by UAE’s landscape and environment”, November 4, 2023 (English)

ABU DHABI MEDIA OFFICE
“رواق الفن في جامعة نيويورك أبوظبي يفتتح معرض «بلين دي سانت كروا: أفق» المُستوحى من بيئة الإمارات ومناظرها الطبيعية”, November 4, 2023 (Arabic)

MASS MoCA “How to Move a Landscape”

I’m so pleased to let you know that my solo exhibition at MASS MoCA “How to Move a Landscape” is open to the public now through September of next year, 2021. I hope this means all who would like, near and far, will get a chance to visit safely. MASS MoCA has done an incredibly impressive job with safety protocols. 

A beautiful extensive catalog is currently available with poignant essays by Senior Curator of MASS MoCA, Denise Markonish, Writer Jeffrey Kastner, Author Charles Wolforth, as well as an interview with myself and NY Times Critic, Martha Schwendenner and much more. 

MASS MoCA’s CHECKLIST & EXHIBITION GUIDE

SELECTED EXHIBITION IMAGES

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STIRWORLD
“Creativity of Blane De St. Croix’s expansive sculptural art meets climate science”, by Dilpreet Bhullar, October 08, 2020

THE BOSTON GLOBE
“At Mass MoCA, art built for a planet on edge”, by Murray Whyte, July 16, 2020

THE NEW YORK TIMES
“CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK, Welcome to the Great Indoors: Museums Beckon in the Berkshires”, by Jason Farago, July 23, 2020

THE OBSERVER
“Spring’s Best Museum Shows Celebrate the Influence of Daring Experimentalists”, by Helen Holmes, March 02, 2020

WGBH NEWS
“Arts This Week:’ After Spiritualism’ And ‘How To Move A Landscape’”, by GBH News, August 20, 2020

THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE
“Will a ‘return to normalcy’ mean a return to environmental degradation?”, by Jennifer Huberdeau, July 31, 2020

THE ARTS FUSE
“Visual Arts Review: ‘Blane de St. Croix: How to Move a Landscape – Facing the Horrific Sublime’”, by Charles Giuliano, August 20, 2020

THE RUTLAND HERALD
“MASS MoCA: Open, expansive, breathtaking”, by Mary Gow, August 29, 2020

MOMTRENDS
“Why You Should Plan a Family Visit to the Mass MoCA Museum”, by Nicole Feliciano, August 22, 2020

WHITE HOT MAGAZINE OF CONTEMPORARY ART
“Highlights from Upstate Art Weekend”, by Paul Laster, September 2020

THIS WEEK IN NEW YORK
“A Socially Distanced Trip to the Berkshires: MASS MoCA and the Clark Institute”, September 10, 2020

ARTFORUM
“Pollock-Krasner Foundation Awards Nearly $3 Million in Grants to Artists and Nonprofits”, May 21, 2020

ARTNEWS
“ARTnews in Brief: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery Acquires Estate of Bob Thompson – and More from May 22, 2020”, by the editors at ARTnews, May 18, 2020

SELECTED AWARDS, GRANTS AND  HONORS

2020    
Brian Wall Award for Sculptors, sponsorPollock-Krasner Foundation, New York City, NY

2019-2020
Lee Krasner Award, Lifetime of artistic achievement, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York City, NY 

2019
NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in the category of Architecture/Environmental Structures/Design, New York, NY

SELECTED  SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2020
Blane De St. Croix, MassMOCA, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, MA

SELECTED  PUBLIC  SCULPTURES  AND COMMISSIONS

2020
EMS Station #17, New York City Public Art Commission, Bronx, New York

2019-2020
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami Dada Public Art Commission, FL

2019-2020
Charlotte Coliseum/Arena, ASU, City of Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina