Maple Tree of Love Tapestry: Public Art Installation by Lina Puerta

Maple Tree of Love Tapestry: Public Art Installation by Colombian-American Artist Lina Puerta, co-organized by KODA and Montefiore Fine Art Program and Collection

Dates: July 2021 - October 2021

Location: Montefiore's Moses Campus, Courtyard adjacent to East 210th Street entrance, 111 East 210th St, The Bronx, NY 10467

Organizers: KODA Arts Inc. + Montefiore Fine Art Program and Collection

Bronx, NY - An outdoor art exhibition featuring the work of Colombian-American artist, Lina Puerta, is being displayed outside the Montefiore’s Moses Campus, in the Bronx. As a previous inhabitant of the Bronx, Lina Puerta’s work touches upon the connections she had made in the community, paying particular homage to the Red Maple trees lined outside the Montefiore Medical Center. The Red Maple, indigenous to North Eastern America, is a tree with great meaning and a symbol of strength and endurance, providing medicine, food, dyes, and beauty. Lina Puerta’s Maple Tree…