The Garment District in
New York’s history is a place where
factories and fashion have been linked for almost a century. The district is generally considered to lie
between Fifth Avenue and Ninth Avenue, from 34th to 42nd Streets. The center of
this district is New
York’s most important thoroughfare - Broadway, between 36th and 39th Street, in the
heart of midtown Manhattan, between Times Square and Macy's Herald Square.
The Garment District Alliance was founded in 1993 by the district’s 575 property owners and over 6,500 businesses to improve the quality of life and economic vitality of Manhattan’s Garment District. This fall The Garment District Alliance conducted its Winter art installation - a parade of nine-foot-tall ‘Candy’ sculptures. It was installed just t in time for trick-or-treating season and is view to December 9, 2018.
Candy Nations was created in 2011 by French sculptor
Laurence Jenkell to convey “an optimistic message of unity beneath external
differences,” and originally displayed during the G20 Summit in Cannes, France.
The Group of Twenty (G20) is an international forum that brings together the world's 20 leading industrialized and emerging economies. The group accounts for 85 per cent of world GDP and two-thirds of its population. The first G20 summit occurred in Berlin, in December 1999, and was hosted by the German and Canadian finance ministers.
The Group of Twenty (G20) is an international forum that brings together the world's 20 leading industrialized and emerging economies. The group accounts for 85 per cent of world GDP and two-thirds of its population. The first G20 summit occurred in Berlin, in December 1999, and was hosted by the German and Canadian finance ministers.
There are 19 countries - Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, ,
France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia,
South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, United
State and the European Union in G20.
The sculptures tower 9 feet tall, each weighing 1,450 pounds
and wrapped in the colors of one of these countries. Laurence Jenkell was born on December 31, 1965 in Bourges,
France, she went on to study applied arts in both London and Heidelberg. Today,
she and lives and works in Vallauris, France.
Jenkell's practice obsessively revolves around a single
motif: depicting larger-than-life wrapped pieces of candy using Plexiglas,
resin, and cast aluminum. Jenkell received commissions by companies and events
such as Coca-Cola and the rugby World Cup.
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