Jaume Plensa at Grand Hyatt New York

December 2011

Awilda and Chloe peacefully preside over the newly redesigned lobby of the Grand Hyatt New York. With softened features and closed eyes, the iridescent white marble sculptures exist in a dreamlike state, encouraging the rushed world around them to pause and perhaps join in the dream. Plensa states, "Awilda, Chloe is a metaphor for the diversity and similarity of all people; people just trying to be happy where they are, when they are there".