Male/Female, Contemporary sculpture at Penn Station, Baltimore, US
Male/Female is a stainless steel sculpture standing about 51 feet (15.5 m) tall in front of Penn Station in Baltimore, showing two intersecting human silhouettes. The structure is set into the station plaza and fitted with LED lighting that lights it up after dark.
Jonathan Borofsky created the work in 2004 after a commission from the Municipal Art Society of Baltimore City. It was put in place as part of a broader effort to reshape the plaza in front of Penn Station.
The title Male/Female refers directly to the two overlapping human forms that make up the work, one read as male and the other as female. Depending on where you stand, the two figures seem to merge or separate, which changes how you read the whole thing.
The sculpture stands right in front of Penn Station's main entrance and can be seen at any hour without charge. Evening is a good time to visit because the LED lighting makes the work stand out clearly against the dark sky.
Borofsky has installed smaller versions of this same work at several locations around the world, including sites in Japan and Germany. Each version was adapted slightly to fit its setting, but the core form stays the same.
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