In ancient Egypt , when a person died the Gods would ask him two questions.
Did you have joy in your life?
Did you give joy to others?
Special Installation Spotlight: Walter Rossi’s Titanic & New York Skyline
December 2021–June 2022
The installation spotlight, The Worlds of Walter Rossi, features the work Titanic and New YorkSkyline. Both works will be on view in the Museum’s court.
Painter and sculptor Walter Rossi earned his doctorate in architecture studying under Bruno Zevi at Rome University. Afterwards he moved to London and then Brooklyn, where he continues to live and work today. Rossi began integrating movement into his sculpture in 2000, creating theatrical presentations that evoke humor while engaging viewers in profound and often unexpected ways. An avid traveler, he scours toy stores and flea markets around the world, collecting elements to incorporate into his fantastical miniature vignettes. His kinetic sculptures have been featured in our A Cache of Kinetic Art series of exhibitions, including Simply Steampunk (2019), Tiny Intricacies (2020), and Timeless Movements (2022).
Rossi’s work has been shown in the United States and abroad: Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome; Greater London Arts Council, UK; Brooklyn Museum, New York; American Academy in Rome, Italy; Museum of Arts and Design, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami; Heller Gallery, New York; Agora Gallery, New York; and Morris Museum, New Jersey.
Titanic
New York skyline
americana at the Morris Museum
Angels
Buddha
The face
At the gym
Going
Wheel of fortune
Liberta’
God Head
No title
Revolution
Drones
New York subway at rush hours
The sinking of the Titanic
Bhagavad Gita
Time into time
Searching for the truth
To leave or not to leave
Africa
Old time
All in one
American freedom
Femen
Super homo
Levitation
Traveling Buddha
Final cruise
Feminist’s last supper
Americana
Panoramic view
Front line
The new pharaohs
Jurassic park
Air turbulence
Crowd of heads