Havah… to breathe, air, life

12G is excited to announce an institutional collaboration with the Madison Square Park Conservancy! Artist Shahzia Sikander will create major new work on the theme of justice for a multimedia exhibition, Havah… to breathe, air, life, in Madison Square Park, New York, and the nearby courthouse. The exhibition marks the first collaboration between the Conservancy and courthouse—both located in the Flatiron District of New York.

Opening this winter in the park and at the Courthouse of the Appellate Division, First Department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, the exhibition features two new large-scale sculptures—one within the park that can be transformed with Snap AR technology and another on the Courthouse rooftop, visible from the street and the first female figure to adorn one of its ten plinths. A video animation by Sikander will be on view in the park, visually intertwining the distinct elements. The exhibition will be on view in New York from January 17 through June 4, 2023.

“Havah” transformed via a metallic print is available to purchase through 12G.

“The non-fixed fluid female form loops out and into itself, in place of arms and feet, refusing to be fixed, grounded, or stereotyped. The self-rooted body represents the resilience of women, who can carry their roots wherever they go” - Shahzia Sikander

As a small non-profit arts organization, we wouldn’t be able to do this without the help of all of our donors! We are lucky to have 12G reach to these lengths, and we are endlessly grateful to have made it here.

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