Huma Bhabha Mounts Towering Sculptures at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Haunting forms set against the Manhattan skyline.
Huma Bhabha’s “Before The End” brings four towering bronze sculptures to Brooklyn Bridge Park, their haunting forms set against the Manhattan skyline. Presented by the Public Art Fund, the exhibition, running through March 2025, draws on Bhabha’s fascination with apocalyptic imagery, sci-fi and horror. The title comes from medieval writer Vincent of Beauvais, whose dark visions resonate with the artist’s own concerns about the state of the world.
The figures—cast from carved cork and skeletal fragments—serve as both warnings and witnesses. “I titled it Before The End. I didn’t even know what was coming,” said Bhabha to Artnet, who created the works in 2023.
Bhabha’s packed schedule continues with “Encounters: Giacometti” at London’s Barbican Centre in May 2025, where her sculptures will be displayed alongside the Swiss modernist. A solo exhibition at David Zwirner Paris follows in June. Giacometti’s influence runs deep in Bhabha’s practice, from her early encounters with his work to her own unconventional approach to sculpture. “I use my hands. There’s a very direct connection to the material,” she said in a statement. With a focus on war, displacement and mythology, Bhabha’s work, like Giacometti’s, confronts the weight of history—past, present and future.
