Bharti Kher

New Delhi and London-based artist Bharti Kher, weaves together the daily rituals of everyday life drawn from multiple places with a kind of magical realism and created mythology. Highly attuned to the complexities of class, race, and gender, her artworks are multifaceted and unfixed.

Depicting a universal mother figure linking our cultural and personal pasts and futures, Ancestor is Kher’s most ambitious work to date. Adorned with the heads of her 23 children that extend from her body, Ancestor 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.

Located at Doris C. Freedman Plaza at the southeast entrance of Central Park stands this 18-foot tall patinated bronze sculpture. From scanning and enlarging the original maquette, to fabricating, patina and hand painting this large sculpture, UAP was engaged throughout the design coordination and construction of Kher’s largest project.

This project has been delivered in collaboration with Public Art Fund.