Ugo Rondinone, Human Nature, Rockefeller Center, 2013. Presented by Nespresso, Organized by Tishman Speyer and Public Art Fund. Photograph by James Ewing. Courtesy Public Art Fund, NY
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Art in the Open: Fifty Years of Public Art in New York

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On the 40th anniversary of the Public Art Fund, the Museum of the City of New York celebrates art in NYC’s public spaces—which brings creativity and talent outside the walls of traditional museums and galleries to the streets for all to enjoy. The works of artists like Red Grooms, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, and Kara Walker are represented through renderings, photographs, models and video installations.

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Museum of the City of New York

1220 Fifth Ave. Manhattan, NY, 10029

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Seasonal
Fall
Accessibility
Open and/or Closed Captioned
Wheelchair Accessible
Type
Culture & History
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