2. Artwork at the McCarren Park Pool Bathhouse

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Did you know that the McCarren Pool also has a bathhouse? And the bathhouse currently has artwork—but you can only see it if you look up! This month, the McCarren Park Pool Bathhouse has a new Percent for Art Artwork installation, Double Sun, timed with the opening of the pool this summer. Artist Mary Temple began work on this project immediately after the 2016 swimming season, during evening hours over approximately fourteen evenings. The two highly visible troupe l’oeil illusions were hand-painted using hand-mixed latex paints, tinted lighter than the base color. The tree-branch murals that make up the installation will welcome visitors as they move beneath the archways.