It’s been a few months, so I thought I’d round up some new photos of fun and free art around NYC. There’s art everywhere in NYC, but the challenge is not to miss it as we rush by on our way to wherever we’re going.

To Reflect Everything, Washington Square Park

I didn’t want to miss this one. “To Reflect Everything” is your chance to get up close to a giant disco ball. Artist Ryan Van Der Hout says on the Washington Square Park.org website, “During a scary time for queer folks everywhere, it seemed significant to have this object that is bringing a little bit of joy and the magic of the dance floor to a public space.”

Love Continuum, Union Square

Unveiled this February in Union Square is Yoni Alter’s fun and fluid Love Continuum. The sculpture inspires one to explore the different ways love can feel for each person.

Alter studied Art and Design in Jerusalem before completing his MA in Graphic Design at the University of the Arts London. You can read more about him on his website.

You can find Love Continuum through August 2025 at the south end of Union Square, at University Place Plaza.

The Space Between Us, Engel Plaza, Union Square

German born and Brooklyn based Risha Gorig created this sculpture to focus on the quality of communication between people. The 15-feet high twin chairs were previously on display at Brooklyn Bridge Park in 2000. At that time the space between the two chairs was divided. Now, 25 years later, the space between the chairs is undivided, with a focus on an equal give and take. Her website is here.

The Space Between Us will be on display through May 2025.

Dinosaur by Iván Argote, High Line Plinth

I knew that Dinosaur was on display on the High Line, but it was still such a treat to walk up 10th Avenue and see it looming over the street.

Columbian artist Ivan Aroge puts it this way: “The name Dinosaur makes reference to the sculpture’s scale and to the pigeon’s ancestors who millions of years ago dominated the globe, as we humans do today… the name also serves as a reference to the dinosaur’s extinction. Like them, one day we won’t be around anymore, but perhaps a remnant of humanity will live on—as pigeons do—in the dark corners and gaps of future worlds. I feel this sculpture could generate an uncanny feeling of attraction, seduction, and fear among the inhabitants of New York.”

I’m happy to say that Dinosaur will be at the High Line Plinth until Spring 2026. I’ll definitely be going back.

Want to see more NYC free art? Check out Public Art in the Garment District

-plasia by Aurora Robson, at Brookfield Place

Aurora Robson is a genius at repurposing plastic waste into bright works of art that make me happy to gaze into.

“plasia” is a medical suffix that means “formation, growth, proliferation”. Aurora Robson is Canadian born and lives in the Hudson Valley.

-plasia will be on display at Brookfield Place in Battery Park City until May 12, 2025. You can find the artist’s website here.

Digital Art at One Vanderbilt

teamLab is an international art collective made of artists, programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians, and architects. As the flowers are born, bloom, then fade, the idea of the art is that life is beautiful, and we must protect the world’s green spaces.

The artwork is not a pre-recorded image that is played back; it is created by a computer program that continuously renders the artwork in real time. The piece has been on permanent display since One Vanderbilt opened in 2020.

Mystery Sculpture at Park Place, Tribeca

I just had to include this sculpture nestled in a public plaza at 43-51 Park Place in Tribeca. It’s frosty and smooth, and even though it’s complex, it really flows.

The unique Iris TriBeCa (2017), rises behind it at 19 Park Place, making it even more of a pleasure to behold. The artist? I’ve no idea, it’s not marked and I haven’t been able to find out anything. Do you know?

How to get there
Union Square – you can get there on the 4, 5, 6, L, N, R, and Q trains. University Place Plaza is at East 14th Street.
The High Line Plinth – The Plinth is at 450 West 31st Street at Tenth Avenue
Brookfield Place
One Vanderbilt is conveniently located next door to Grand Central Terminal, East 42nd Street.
Brookfield Place is in Battery Park City, at 230 Vesey Street. You’ll find the artwork on view in the Winter Garden Gallery. Via subway: E trains to WTC, A, C trains to Chambers St., 2, 3 trains to Park Place, N, R trains to Cortland St. or 4, 5 to Fulton St.
43-51 Park Place is midway between Church Street and West Broadway. The plaza is open 24 hours.

Sources:
Union Square Partnership
High Linehttps://bfplny.com/event/aurora-robson/
Plasia: Artwork by Aurora Robson
teamLab Art
Privately Owned Public Space NYC

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