From June 1-30, visitors to New York City's Times Square can gaze overhead and view Polar Rainbow, a public art project visible via Augmented Reality brought to the location by Latvian-British artist Kristaps Ancāns and Times Square Arts.
As summer fully settles in and the weather warms, June is the perfect time to explore the new outdoor art on display throughout New York City. Head to Times Square to view a virtual rainbow in honor of Pride Month, take a ferry to Governors Island to check out the three new installations at its Art Center, or walk along the Upper West Side to marvel at the work of under-represented artists presented through Art on the Ave. Be sure to keep reading on to learn more about art installations still up from previous months.
A giant mushroom sculpture, ZERO NUKES, by Pedro Reyes is the newest public art project to emerge in Times Square and remains on view until May 24th as part of Amnesia Atomica NYC.
This May, be sure to check out the virtual bird installation, Bird’s Eye View, at Battery Park and Yvonne Shortt’s dog sculpture Peppermint.
To celebrate the beautiful springtime weather, be sure to head outside and visit some of New York City’s newest public art installations. This April, be sure to check out THE POEM sculpture in Times Square, Rockefeller Center’s The Flag Project in honor of Earth Day, and Midnight Moment's video Wolf Light. In addition, read on to learn more about art installations still up from previous months.
Mexican artist Arantxa Rodriguez shares her experience painting two large-scale murals at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx.
Through April 19th, the David Benrimon Fine Art Gallery presents Fernando Botero, an exhibition featuring a selection of paintings, sculptures, and works on paper by the internationally-renowned artist in honor of his 90th birthday.
With warmer weather on the horizon as springtime fast approaches, new public art installations continue to open throughout New York City.
Rockefeller Center has put out an open call for submissions for the third annual edition of the Flag Project, whose theme is "Only One Earth".
Despite the frigid weather conditions, public art installations continue to open across New York City.