New York: Laura Kimpton -
Omar’s Private Dining Club. As you enter Omar’s, a private members dining club,
which is discreetly tucked away, down some stairs in the basement of a
Greenwich Village brownstone you are literally hit by Laura Kimpton’s fabulous monumental
Love sculpture. It is dramatically placed right in front of the bar. The sculpture is part of the club’s
ongoing public art program.
photograph by Sofija Kas - Courtesy Susan Grant Lewin
Associates
California-based, American contemporary artist Laura
Kimpton and Omar Hernandez, owner of Omar’s
Omar’s - The
Candlelit Library Bar
Opened in 2013 as a
private dining members club Omar’s is located alongside Omar’s La Ranita. The
club’s membership is drawn from the arts, publishing, film, finance, music,
advertising, and other industries.
Photograph by Rose Hartman
David Bowie and Iman
Photos of Celebrities are
placed throughout the club and in the entrance are interspersed between Laura
Kimpton’s Love sculpture.
Omar’s – Dining Vault by the
Solarium
The Bread Basket
Appetizers
Lamb Meat Balls
Tuscan Kale Salad
Smoked Eggplant
Photograph by Rose Hartman
Ralph and Ricky Lauren
Nests in between the Love sculpture patterned
with laser-cut birds
Ice Cream Sandwich
Photograph courtesy Susan Grant Lewin Associates
Laura Kimpton – Love - welded steel - 13 feet long -
each letter 6 feet tall by 2 feet and 4 inches deep. The sculpture is patterned
with laser-cut birds and is part of a series first unveiled at the annual
Burning Man event in Nevada. The series includes words such as Mom, Ego, Oink,
Believe, and Dream. Kimpton’s fascination with words comes from a history of
dyslexia. Kimpton’s work consists of painting, mixed-media installations, and
sculpture. Her creativity stems from a
desire to question traditional views on social interaction, therefore invoking
through her art a reaction from her viewers that ultimately completes her
projects. She is continually exploring new mediums in her search for revelatory
communication. Her raw and original work uses photography, found objects,
televisions, paint, and resin - fusing objects of history to convey a very
personal message.
