Exhibited May 21, 2018 – August 18, 2018
An installation by Matthew Willey for THE GOOD OF THE HIVE.®
Colony Expanse, a new installation by artist Matthew Willey as part of the global initiative The Good of the Hive, draws attention to the issues surrounding bees, pollinators and the environment we share. The intention is to stimulate dialogue and awareness of how the health of the honeybee impacts our own health and food supply. Willey has created a symbolic honeybee swarm “resting spot” on the park’s gazebo structure and four abstracted, hand-painted wooden honeybee hives for the sculpture platform.
The Good of the Hive raises awareness about the importance of honeybees and other pollinators while celebrationg the beauty and power of human connection. Artist Matthew Willey is hand-painting 50,000 individual honeybees in murals around the world. Come see 193 of them!!
Presented by
NYC Parks’ Art in the Parks program in collaboration with World Council of Peoples for the United Nations and Friends of Dag Hammarskjold Plaza.
