The artist, Bharti Kher, designed a male/female sculpture for an entry into Central Park in NYC. The sculpture has 23 heads that attach around its body.
Now Visiting From India, an ‘Ancestor’ for everyone. A multi-headed mother figure by the sculptor Bharti Kher has arrived at Central Park.
What or who are the heads? Are they your children, your other selves, your spirits? The artist offered an expansive view. “Who we are is not defined by our nation,” she said. “For me, as a person, as a woman, as an artist, as a mother, the kinds of things that I want to teach my children is that you’re in the world as a guest. As a visitor.” She cited Rumi and Socrates as exemplars. “And your journey in life is to be kind, open, generous.” Agreed.
How can we be better guests in the world?
Christine Glidden About
Christine is the Founder and Director of the non-profit Women To Be. Over the past 20 years, Christine has served on the NM Board of Nursing, the NM Medical Board, the NM Arts Commission, the Trustee Board for the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund, the BioPark Board, and just stepped down from the Trustee Board at UNM Hospital. She is currently serving as an ‘Honorary Wingman’ at Kirtland Air Force Base and Trustee at the Albuquerque Museum of Art.
