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Public Art in New York: Current Exhibitions & Picks
Exhibitions on view, upcoming and past at New York public art, plus our stories, with a map by neighborhood.
In the South Bronx, NYC: A 307-Foot Mural Rises at Morrisania Air Rights
A 307-foot, 29-story mural, Un MAR de Gente / From Every Shore, was unveiled Oct. 27 at NYCHA's Morrisania Air Rights development in the South Bronx. Néstor Omar García, known as Angurria, painted it with residents over about five months.
Event · NYCHA Morrisania Air Rights (MAR) development
NYC's Flatiron North Plaza Gets a Giant Día de Muertos Altar, "Twenty Petal Flower"
Mestiz Studio of Mexico and Brooklyn's Powerhouse Arts built "Twenty Petal Flower," a tiered Día de Muertos altar of oversized woven marigolds, on view free at Flatiron North Plaza through November 3.
Event · "Twenty Petal Flower" giant ofrenda · Flatiron District
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Christopher Myers: Unbound at Brooklyn Central Library, Prospect Park, NYC: 40-Foot Tapestries and Stained Glass
Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library is showing Unbound, new site-specific work by artist and picture-book author Christopher Myers: two 40-foot tapestries drawn from often-banned books, plus stained-glass sculptures of kids biking through the night city. Free, through January 15, 2027.
Event · Brooklyn Public Library Central Library · Prospect Park
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At Harlem Hospital in NYC, Restored WPA Murals by Alston and Hayes and Rhoden's "The Family"
NYC Health + Hospitals announced on October 14 that conservation is complete on three Depression-era murals by Charles Alston and Vertis Hayes inside Harlem Hospital's Mural Pavilion, plus John Rhoden's bronze The Family above the entrance at 506 Lenox Avenue.
Event · Harlem Hospital (NYC Health + Hospitals), indoor mural pavilion · Central Harlem
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Event · Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park
At Central Park's Doris C. Freedman Plaza, NYC: Camille Henrot's "Dogs"
Paris-born, New York-based artist Camille Henrot has filled Doris C. Freedman Plaza, at Central Park's southeast corner, with dog sculptures in bronze, stone, steel and concrete. Presented by Public Art Fund, it's free and runs through August 29, 2027.
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Camille Henrot's Dogs Take Over Central Park's Doris C. Freedman Plaza, NYC
Public Art Fund presents Camille Henrot: Dogs at Doris C. Freedman Plaza, the Fifth Avenue entrance to Central Park. Twelve sculptures in bronze, stone, steel and concrete form the artist's first public show in New York. It's free and runs through August 29, 2027.
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At Central Park's Doris C. Freedman Plaza in NYC, Camille Henrot Fills the Entrance with Dogs
Camille Henrot's first public exhibition in New York places twelve large dog sculptures in bronze, stone, steel and concrete at Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park's southeast entrance. Free, through August 29, 2027.
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At Brooklyn's Central Library, NYC: Christopher Myers' "Unbound" Pairs Banned-Book Tapestries With Stained-Glass Night Riders
Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library hosts Christopher Myers' Unbound through January 15, 2027: two 40-foot tapestries drawn from often-banned books, plus stained-glass sculptures of kids biking through New York at night.
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Event · NYCHA Morrisania Air Rights (MAR) development
In the South Bronx, NYC: A 307-Foot Mural Rises at Morrisania Air Rights
A 307-foot, 29-story mural, Un MAR de Gente / From Every Shore, was unveiled Oct. 27 at NYCHA's Morrisania Air Rights development in the South Bronx. Néstor Omar García, known as Angurria, painted it with residents over about five months.
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Event · "Twenty Petal Flower" giant ofrenda · Flatiron District
NYC's Flatiron North Plaza Gets a Giant Día de Muertos Altar, "Twenty Petal Flower"
Mestiz Studio of Mexico and Brooklyn's Powerhouse Arts built "Twenty Petal Flower," a tiered Día de Muertos altar of oversized woven marigolds, on view free at Flatiron North Plaza through November 3.
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Event · Brooklyn Public Library Central Library · Prospect Park
Christopher Myers: Unbound at Brooklyn Central Library, Prospect Park, NYC: 40-Foot Tapestries and Stained Glass
Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library is showing Unbound, new site-specific work by artist and picture-book author Christopher Myers: two 40-foot tapestries drawn from often-banned books, plus stained-glass sculptures of kids biking through the night city. Free, through January 15, 2027.
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Event · Harlem Hospital (NYC Health + Hospitals), indoor mural pavilion · Central Harlem
At Harlem Hospital in NYC, Restored WPA Murals by Alston and Hayes and Rhoden's "The Family"
NYC Health + Hospitals announced on October 14 that conservation is complete on three Depression-era murals by Charles Alston and Vertis Hayes inside Harlem Hospital's Mural Pavilion, plus John Rhoden's bronze The Family above the entrance at 506 Lenox Avenue.
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Event · Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park
At Central Park's Doris C. Freedman Plaza, NYC: Camille Henrot's "Dogs"
Paris-born, New York-based artist Camille Henrot has filled Doris C. Freedman Plaza, at Central Park's southeast corner, with dog sculptures in bronze, stone, steel and concrete. Presented by Public Art Fund, it's free and runs through August 29, 2027.
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Event · Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park · Manhattan
Camille Henrot's Dogs Take Over Central Park's Doris C. Freedman Plaza, NYC
Public Art Fund presents Camille Henrot: Dogs at Doris C. Freedman Plaza, the Fifth Avenue entrance to Central Park. Twelve sculptures in bronze, stone, steel and concrete form the artist's first public show in New York. It's free and runs through August 29, 2027.
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Event · Doris C. Freedman Plaza · Manhattan
At Central Park's Doris C. Freedman Plaza in NYC, Camille Henrot Fills the Entrance with Dogs
Camille Henrot's first public exhibition in New York places twelve large dog sculptures in bronze, stone, steel and concrete at Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park's southeast entrance. Free, through August 29, 2027.
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Event · Brooklyn Public Library Central Library · Prospect Park
At Brooklyn's Central Library, NYC: Christopher Myers' "Unbound" Pairs Banned-Book Tapestries With Stained-Glass Night Riders
Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library hosts Christopher Myers' Unbound through January 15, 2027: two 40-foot tapestries drawn from often-banned books, plus stained-glass sculptures of kids biking through New York at night.
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Event · Brooklyn Public Library Central Library · Prospect Park
Christopher Myers: Unbound
At Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library, artist and author Christopher Myers installs two 40-foot tapestries and stained-glass sculptures that answer book bans with color and motion. Free, on view through January 15, 2027.
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Event · Barclays Center · Brooklyn
Sarah Sze's Wave Fills the Main Atrium at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NYC
Barclays Center in Brooklyn has reopened its Main Atrium with Wave, a site-specific work by Sarah Sze: 550 sculptural LED screens hang overhead, joined by a sweeping 180-degree LED wall. It is part of the arena's Brooklyn Art Encounters program.
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Event · Brownsville, Brooklyn (public art commission) · Brownsville
Brownsville, Brooklyn: Jazmine Hayes's "I Am Protected" at the New Multi-Service Center
New York City unveiled a $128 million multi-service center in Brownsville, Brooklyn, in September. East New York-raised artist Jazmine Hayes created "I Am Protected," four works commissioned through the Percent for Art program, placed across the building and its community garden.
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Event · Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza · Manhattan
Through Her Lens at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, Manhattan, NYC
An outdoor photo exhibition at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza in Midtown features five African women photographers on neglected tropical diseases, made with the END Fund and African Women in Photography. It runs through December 3.
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Event · Flatiron North Plaza (Powerhouse Arts)
Twenty Petal Flower ofrenda (Mestiz Studio / Powerhouse Arts)
A large ofrenda for Día de Muertos designed by artisans from Mexico's Mestiz Studio, installed at Flatiron North Plaza, home of Powerhouse Arts, in Manhattan.
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Event · Brownsville Multi-Service Center · Brownsville
Brownsville, Brooklyn, NYC: Jazmine Hayes's "I Am Protected" Fills the New Multi-Service Center
Brooklyn artist Jazmine Hayes's four-part "I Am Protected," commissioned through Percent for Art, marks the entrances and garden of the new $128 million Brownsville Multi-Service Center, using braids, cowry shells and a Moko Jumbie mural to explore protection and healing.
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Event · NYCHA Morrisania Air Rights (MAR) development, 29-story tower facade
Un Mar de Gente / From Every Shore
A public mural by Angurria (Nestor Omar Garcia) with Fernando Ortiz covers the facade of a 29-story NYCHA tower in Morrisania, South Bronx, over 307 feet long. Built from resident workshops.
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Event · Twenty Petal Flower (giant ofrenda)
Twenty Petal Flower (Giant Ofrenda)
A giant ofrenda titled Twenty Petal Flower, made by artisans from Mexico's Mestiz Studio, is arriving in Manhattan ahead of Día de Muertos.
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Event · The Rink at Rockefeller Center · Midtown
Kenny Scharf Takes Over Rockefeller Center in Midtown, NYC: "Scary and the Dancers!"
Kenny Scharf's "Scary and the Dancers!" fills Rockefeller Center in Midtown through November 1. A 34-foot inflatable and six dancing sculptures anchor the plaza, with murals, a Cosmic Cavern-inspired lobby space and more than 100 artist flags around the site.
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Event · The High Line · Manhattan
Commissions on the High Line in 2026
Public art commissions on the High Line for 2026. The elevated park and walkway runs along Manhattan's West Side through Chelsea.
VIEW ON MAPFeb 4, 2023
Art & Culture
KAWS mural painted in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Academy of Music commissioned KAWS to create a mural as part of its remodel of an abandoned building…
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Feb 2, 2023
Art & Culture
KAWS sculpture standing at the entrance of a luxury residence
Kaws public art at the entrance of a luxury Greenpoint residence standing along the East River. This large sc…
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Feb 2, 2023
Art & Culture
Mural of popular NFT art, including BAYC and Cryptopunk
The walls of an apartment near Supreme in Williamsburg are painted with popular NFT art by Bored Ape Yacht Cl…
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Event · Brooklyn Public Library Central Library · Prospect Park
Christopher Myers: Unbound
At Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library, artist and author Christopher Myers installs two 40-foot tapestries and stained-glass sculptures that answer book bans with color and motion. Free, on view through January 15, 2027.
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Event · Barclays Center · Brooklyn
Sarah Sze's Wave Fills the Main Atrium at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NYC
Barclays Center in Brooklyn has reopened its Main Atrium with Wave, a site-specific work by Sarah Sze: 550 sculptural LED screens hang overhead, joined by a sweeping 180-degree LED wall. It is part of the arena's Brooklyn Art Encounters program.
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Event · Brownsville, Brooklyn (public art commission) · Brownsville
Brownsville, Brooklyn: Jazmine Hayes's "I Am Protected" at the New Multi-Service Center
New York City unveiled a $128 million multi-service center in Brownsville, Brooklyn, in September. East New York-raised artist Jazmine Hayes created "I Am Protected," four works commissioned through the Percent for Art program, placed across the building and its community garden.
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Event · Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza · Manhattan
Through Her Lens at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, Manhattan, NYC
An outdoor photo exhibition at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza in Midtown features five African women photographers on neglected tropical diseases, made with the END Fund and African Women in Photography. It runs through December 3.
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Event · Flatiron North Plaza (Powerhouse Arts)
Twenty Petal Flower ofrenda (Mestiz Studio / Powerhouse Arts)
A large ofrenda for Día de Muertos designed by artisans from Mexico's Mestiz Studio, installed at Flatiron North Plaza, home of Powerhouse Arts, in Manhattan.
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Event · Brownsville Multi-Service Center · Brownsville
Brownsville, Brooklyn, NYC: Jazmine Hayes's "I Am Protected" Fills the New Multi-Service Center
Brooklyn artist Jazmine Hayes's four-part "I Am Protected," commissioned through Percent for Art, marks the entrances and garden of the new $128 million Brownsville Multi-Service Center, using braids, cowry shells and a Moko Jumbie mural to explore protection and healing.
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Event · NYCHA Morrisania Air Rights (MAR) development, 29-story tower facade
Un Mar de Gente / From Every Shore
A public mural by Angurria (Nestor Omar Garcia) with Fernando Ortiz covers the facade of a 29-story NYCHA tower in Morrisania, South Bronx, over 307 feet long. Built from resident workshops.
New
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Event · Twenty Petal Flower (giant ofrenda)
Twenty Petal Flower (Giant Ofrenda)
A giant ofrenda titled Twenty Petal Flower, made by artisans from Mexico's Mestiz Studio, is arriving in Manhattan ahead of Día de Muertos.
New
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Event · The Rink at Rockefeller Center · Midtown
Kenny Scharf Takes Over Rockefeller Center in Midtown, NYC: "Scary and the Dancers!"
Kenny Scharf's "Scary and the Dancers!" fills Rockefeller Center in Midtown through November 1. A 34-foot inflatable and six dancing sculptures anchor the plaza, with murals, a Cosmic Cavern-inspired lobby space and more than 100 artist flags around the site.
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Event · The High Line · Manhattan
Commissions on the High Line in 2026
Public art commissions on the High Line for 2026. The elevated park and walkway runs along Manhattan's West Side through Chelsea.
VIEW ON MAPFeb 4, 2023
Feb 4, 2023
KAWS mural painted in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Academy of Music commissioned KAWS to create a mural as part of its remodel of an abandoned building…
VIEW ON MAPFeb 2, 2023
Feb 2, 2023
KAWS sculpture standing at the entrance of a luxury residence
Kaws public art at the entrance of a luxury Greenpoint residence standing along the East River. This large sc…
VIEW ON MAPFeb 2, 2023
Feb 2, 2023
Mural of popular NFT art, including BAYC and Cryptopunk
The walls of an apartment near Supreme in Williamsburg are painted with popular NFT art by Bored Ape Yacht Cl…
VIEW ON MAP