Bjorn Skaarup

Hippo Ballerina finds a new home in New York City. 

he Flatiron Partnership welcomes Hippo Ballerina to the South Plaza! Weighing 2.5 tons, and cast in bronze and clad in a copper tutu, Hippo Ballerina (who we've affectionately dubbed Henrietta) by Danish artist Bjørn Okholm Skaarup will be on display near 22nd Street and Broadway now through Thanksgiving.

February 22-26, 2019

Featuring works by Anthony D. Blake, James Edward Buttersworth, Doris Caesar, Hans Hofmann, Wolf Kahn, Sarah Lamb, Steve McCurry, Edward Minoff, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Perless, Jim Rennert, George Rickey, Bjorn Skaarup...

Including a special presentation of monumental sculpture by Jim Rennert, featuring his iconic pieces Listen, Inner Dialogue, and Timing

February 13-19, 2019

Featuring works by Anthony D. Blake, James Edward Buttersworth, Doris Caesar, Hans Hofmann, Wolf Kahn, Sarah Lamb, Steve McCurry, Edward Minoff, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Perless, Jim Rennert, George Rickey, Bjorn Skaarup...

Including a special presentation of monumental sculpture by Jim Rennert, featuring his iconic pieces Listen, Inner Dialogue, and Timing

A bronze hippo by Danish sculptor Bjorn Okholm Skaarup appears during a preview of the Nieman Marcus Christmas Book in New York, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. Skaarup can cast a family pet or favorite creature, complete with a trip to Florence, Italy to spend time with the artist at his foundry for $200,00-plus, depending on the size of the bronze tribute. 

Neiman Marcus is famous for its outrageous annual Christmas Book catalog that billionaires covet and bucket list dreamers eagerly explore. Every year, the luxury store offers up many ridiculously priced items as well as a few affordable luxury products we can all enjoy.  First published in 1926 as a 16 page Christmas Catalog to its best customers, this year’s 92nd edition offers up a selection of the world’s most expensive and sought-after items.

Art New York, presented by Art Miami, returns to Pier 94 from May 3-6 offering noteworthy and fresh works by important artists from the contemporary, modern, post-war and pop eras, featuring paintings, photography, prints, drawings, design and sculpture. 

Cavalier Galleries invites you to join us at the 2017 edition of Art New York taking place at Pier 94.
12th Avenue at 55th Street
New York, NY 10019
VIP Preview: May 3 from 2-5pm
General Admission: May 3 – 7
Our exhibition will feature the work of Bjorn Okholm Skaarup.
Please contact us to request complimentary tickets.
We look forward to seeing you at the show! Please visit us at booth #A307

Dance with Hippo Ballerina Photo Contest, February 7 – March 31, 2017

On February 7, 2017, Hippo Ballerina, a monumental sculpture by Bjorn Okholm Skaarup will arrive at New York City’s Dante Park on 64th Street and Broadway. Cavalier Galleries invites you to follow @Dancewithhippoballerina on Instagram, and post your favorite pose with Hippo Ballerina on your Instagram account with the hashtag #Dancewithhippoballerina for a chance to win Hippo Tightrope Dancer, a limited-edition etching by the artist, plus two tickets to a ballet performance at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

To enter:  Follow @Dancewithhippoballerina on Instagram and post your photo with Hippo Ballerina on your Instagram page captioned with the hashtag #Dancewithhippoballerina

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Please join us to celebrate the unveiling of Danish artist Bjorn Skaarup's monumental bronze sculpture, Hippo Ballerina. The copper tutu-clad bronze sculpture stands over 15-foot tall and is Skaarup's first US public art installation. Inspired by Degas’ Little Dancer Aged Fourteen and the dancing hippos of Walt Disney’s Fantasia, Hippo Ballerina vividly illustrates Skaarup’s ability to reinterpret subjects and themes found in ancient myths, art history, modern animation, and contemporary popular culture in playful ways that are accessible to visitors at any age! Come join in the fun on Feb. 7!