Amnesia AtÓmica NYC, ZERO Nukes: Pedro Reyes
May 17th-24th, 2022
A collective effort to address nuclear threat presented by Times Square Arts, The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Artist Pedro Reyes and Curator Pedro Alonzo The centerpiece is ZERO Nukes, a 30-foot-tall inflatable mushroom could by Mexican artist Pedro Reyes that was on view in Times Square for one week, May 17th – 24th as part of Times Square Arts public sculpture program. Inspired by the disarmament movement in the 20th century, Pedro Reyes created ZERO Nukes. The multilingual campaign focuses on the “Zero” as a graphic, visual, and conceptual element common to all languages. The structure stands as a symbol of global unity for a single non-controversial cause: to avoid the destruction of life on earth. (from Time Square Arts promotional material)
A Fountain for Survivors: Pamela Council
October - December 2021
Building on a body of work artist Pamela Council refers to as ‘Fountains for Black Joy,’ A Fountain for Survivors is both an ode to the ways in which we maintain ourselves and an exuberant life-affirming monument for survivors of all kinds. Adorned with a handmade mosaic of hundreds of thousands of acrylic fingernails, a massive cocoon-like structure houses a tiered water fountain inside a warm, welcoming, and enveloping space.
Mirroring the spectacular and vibrant vernacular of Times Square itself, Council’s maximalist installation features glimmering fingernails, kinetic illumination, and swaths of bold colors across the extraordinary 18-foot tall carapace — the artwork’s protective, hooded outer shell. Meanwhile, the intimate interior hosting the artist-designed water feature welcomes visitors with a range of sensory experiences including heat, sound, and scent. Council envisions this fountain as an offering to Survivors. (from Time Square Arts Website)
Love Letters
February - March 2021
Soft-Firm’s Love Letters was the winner of the 13th annual Love in Times Square Design Competition, curated by Reddymade. Primarily composed of repurposed and donated plywood from building facades across New York City, Love Letters was a large scale sculpture installation that invites a diversity of public participation themed around love and notions of interdependence, resilience, and inclusivity. Visitors were invited to tie a wish, memento, or artifact onto the netted underlay. Ribbons were provided so that visitors would write their own message and add it to there sculpture. (Taken from Time Square Arts website)
The Plastic Bag Store: Robin Frohardt
October – November 2020
Rumors of War: Kehinde Wiley
September – December 2019
