Reroute For Art: Summer 2023 with Public Art Fund

This summer, we’re inviting commuters, WFH-ers, and tourists alike to reroute for art and visit free public art projects around the city to shake up their summer routines.

Whether it’s a quick stop to see Bharti Kher: Ancestor for a midtown lunch break in Central Park, taking a new evening commute from Moynihan Train Hall to visit Kehinde Wiley: Go, or arriving to LaGuardia Airport a few minutes early to experience Sarah Sze: Shorter than the Day, a few minutes can result in meaningful and serendipitous artistic encounters. Public Art Fund’s summer exhibitions can be experienced for free in outdoor spaces all over the city—including Brooklyn Bridge Park, City Hall Park, Central Hall Park—as well as in major travel ports like Newark International’s new Terminal A, LaGuardia’s Terminal B, and Moynihan Train Hall, making these destinations an easy stop as a part of summer travel plans.

In addition, connect further with exhibitions through a slate of free public programs—ranging from artist talks to hands-on artmaking workshops to performances.

Give your summer picnics, outdoor dates, travel experiences, and more an artful twist! Share your inspiring adventures by tagging @PublicArtFund on social media, and check out #RerouteForArt to follow others’ journeys!

CITY HALL PARK TO BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK

Have some time to spare or going for a run? Phyllida Barlow’s PRANK in City Hall Park promises to leave you in awe! Marvel at the British sculptor’s whimsical larger-than-life sculptures that transform the urban landscape into a playground of imagination. Then, board a ferry from Pier 1 or venture across the iconic Brooklyn Bridge to the Empire Fulton Ferry Lawn in Brooklyn Bridge Park to discover Nicholas Galanin: In every language there is Land / En cada lengua hay una Tierra. This thought-provoking 30-foot sculpture challenges audiences to rethink our relation to Land and conceptions of borders. Invite a friend with you and engage them in conversation about the work. Then, grab a bite to eat from one of several vendors at Time Out Market and bask in the view of the Manhattan sky line and Brooklyn Bridge from their rooftop.

MOYNIHAN TRAIN HALL TO THE HIGH LINE

Take an art break at Moynihan Train Hall! Enter through the 33rd entrance and look up to experience Kehinde Wiley’s Go. Grab a coffee or treat at Maman (their cookies are a crowd favorite) and stroll past the Ticketed Waiting area to glimpse Stan Douglas’s Penn Station Half Century. Exit through the 31st entrance and on your way out, see Elmgreen and Dragset’s Hive extending from the ceiling. Then head west to W 30th St and 10th Ave to enter the High Line, a public park built on a historic freight rail with an array of artworks to take in! Our favorites include Pamela Rosenkranz’s Old Tree, and the NYC LOVE mural by Public Art Fund artist Nina Chanel Abney. 

CITYWIDE
Felipe Baeza: Unruly Forms
August 9–November 19, 2023
JCDecaux Bus Shelters Across New York City, Boston, & Chicago 

MIDTOWN
Fred Eversley: Parabolic Light
On view through Aug 25, 2024
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park 

Phyllida Barlow: PRANK
On view through Nov 26, 2023
City Hall Park, Lower Manhattan

Nina Chanel Abney and Jacolby Satterwhite
On view through Mar 2024
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center

BROOKLYN
Nicholas Galanin: In every language there is Land / En cada lengua hay una Tierra
On view through Mar 10, 2024
Brooklyn Bridge Park

TRAVEL TERMINALS
Karyn Olivier and Layqa Nuna Yawar
On permanent view
Newark Liberty International Airport Terminal A

Jeppe Hein, Sabine Hornig, Laura Owens, and Sarah Sze
On permanent view
LaGuardia Airport Terminal B

Stan Douglas, Elmgreen & Dragset, and Kehinde Wiley
On permanent view
Moynihan Train Hall