Public Art Fund presents Ancestor, an 18-foot-tall patinated bronze sculpture by Bharti Kher. Depicting a universal mother figure linking our cultural and personal pasts and futures, Ancestor is Kher’s most ambitious work to date. Brought to life at a monumental scale, the sculpture is adorned with the heads of her 23 children that extend from her body, she embodies multiculturalism, pluralism, and interconnectedness. They manifest a sense of belonging and celebrate the mother as a keeper of wisdom and the eternal source of creation and refuge. The impactful sculpture is on view at the southeast entrance to Central Park.
