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What happens when art challenges what we think we know? Join artist Genesis Belanger and Public Art Fund Senior Curator ...
10/22/2026

What happens when art challenges what we think we know? Join artist Genesis Belanger and Public Art Fund Senior Curator Melanie Kress on Tuesday, October 27 at The Cooper Union for a closer look at “Genesis Belanger: Heads or Tails,” the artist’s first major public exhibition in New York.

🪙 ⛲From birds plucking pennies from a fountain to artificial fruit trees and reimagined figures of Lady Justice, Belanger’s sculptures invite us to see familiar public spaces in new ways.

Discover the ideas behind the exhibition, hear about Belanger’s transition from intimate sculpture to large-scale public art, and explore how civic space shapes the way we see the world around us.

🎟Reserve your FREE spot: bit.ly/471tHJ4

📸 Nicholas Κnight

10/21/2026

Ping-pong in the city where the heat is on ☀️🏓

After a joyful summer of play, ping-pong, and participatory public art, Public Art Fund is excited to bring “Between Tides” to Miami Beach during Miami Art Week and Art Basel Miami Beach.

“Between Tides” brings together six artists—Moko Fukuyama, Ilana Harris-Babou, Las Hermanas Iglesias, Carlos H. Matos, Amalia Pica, and the collective SUPERFLEX—to rethink ping-pong tables as playable sculptures.

Initially commissioned in response to the diverse cultural and ecological landscape of Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York, the exhibition will be presented in a new context, at Collins Park in the heart of Miami Beach.

“Between Tides” is presented by Public Art Fund in association with The Bass, with the support of Kenneth C. Griffin and Griffin Catalyst and KHR McNeely Family Foundation.

🔗 https://bit.ly/3WmlCMO

A penny for your thoughts? Genesis Belanger has a few. Join the artist and Public Art Fund Senior Curator Melanie Kress ...
10/14/2026

A penny for your thoughts? Genesis Belanger has a few.

Join the artist and Public Art Fund Senior Curator Melanie Kress to unpack “Genesis Belanger: Heads or Tails,” the artist’s first major public exhibition in New York. In City Hall Park (City Hall Park Conservancy), birds pluck pennies from a fountain, artificial fruit trees mingle with living plants, and reimagined figures of Lady Justice explore value, justice, authenticity, and artifice.

Belanger and Kress will discuss the exhibition’s development, her move to large-scale outdoor sculpture, and how civic space shaped the work.

📅 Tuesday, October 27 | 6:30–7:30pm
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🎟 Reserve your free spot: bit.ly/471tHJ4

This , Public Art Fund reflects on Cannupa Hanska Luger’s 2024 installation, “Attrition.”Installed in City Hall Park, “...
10/12/2026

This , Public Art Fund reflects on Cannupa Hanska Luger’s 2024 installation, “Attrition.”

Installed in City Hall Park, “Attrition,” is a 10-foot long skeletal sculpture made from steel with an ash black patina that emerges from soil beneath and is visible through grasses indigenous to this region.

The work considers the history of the North American bison, a symbol of Indigenous resilience and sovereignty, which was slaughtered en mass from 1845 to 1895. The removal of this vital source of food, clothing, shelter, and spiritual reverence for the Great Plains Native American populations forced their assimilation.

“Attrition” highlights the profound interdependence between animals, humans, and the land.

Learn more about this work: bit.ly/4bJCcZE

On your next trip through Moynihan Train Hall at New York Penn Station, take a look back. 👀🚆 On Stan Douglas’s birthday,...
10/11/2026

On your next trip through Moynihan Train Hall at New York Penn Station, take a look back. 👀🚆 On Stan Douglas’s birthday, we’re taking a closer look at "Penn Station’s Half Century," his permanent Public Art Fund commission that brings the history of New York’s lost Penn Station back into view.

Passing through on Amtrak or MTA LIRR? In the Ticketed Waiting Room, nine photographic panels reconstruct little-known moments from the original Pennsylvania Station, which stood just one block east from 1910 to 1963. Drawing on photographs, newspaper accounts, and architectural plans, Douglas restaged historical scenes with live performers and set them within meticulously rendered CGI recreations of the demolished station.

The result is a cinematic portrait of a lost New York landmark, bringing its architecture, history, and human dramas back into view.

📸 : Stan Douglas, “15 September 1944,” from “Penn Station’s Half Century,” 2020. Ceramic ink on glass. One of nine photographic panels from Penn Station’s Half Century. Commissioned by Empire State Development in partnership with Public Art Fund for Moynihan
Train Hall ©Stan Douglas. Courtesy of the artist, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner.

A moment of mutual recognition. 🐾 This week’s Public Art Fund captures Siobhán, a four-legged New Yorker, going nose t...
09/30/2026

A moment of mutual recognition. 🐾

This week’s Public Art Fund captures Siobhán, a four-legged New Yorker, going nose to nose with one of the sculptures in “Camille Henrot: Dogs” at Central Park's Doris C. Freedman Plaza.

Henrot’s pack explores attachment, companionship, and the social codes that connect us, making this busy entrance to the city’s most iconic park a fitting place for an unexpected encounter.

09/24/2026

Blue skies, a lunch break, and a flock of birds collecting pennies. ⛲🪙

In "Genesis Belanger: Heads or Tails," familiar park features take an unexpected turn. Throughout City Hall Park, Belanger draws on the familiar language of civic sculpture to invite reflection on how civic ideals are represented in our public spaces.

In "Distressed Assets," a flock of birds stands in the fountain plucking pennies from the water, while Belanger's interpretations of Lady Justice offer a fresh look at one of the civic landscape's most recognizable figures.

Plan your visit: bit.ly/3RFKGfl

Louise Nevelson, the pioneering sculptor, was born on this ay in 1899.In honor of her birthday, we’re looking back at he...
09/23/2026

Louise Nevelson, the pioneering sculptor, was born on this ay in 1899.

In honor of her birthday, we’re looking back at her 1980-81 Public Art Fund installation, "Frozen Laces I" at Central Park's Doris C. Freeman Plaza.

Constructed from 32,000 pieces of welded steel, the 32” tall geometric form transformed the plaza into a striking study of form, shadow, and scale. Throughout her work Nevelson built complex assemblages from found materials, expanding the possibilities of what sculpture could be and where it could be experienced.

From sculptural objects to monumental public works, her work left an enduring mark on the landscape of New York City and beyond.

📸 : Donna Svennevik

Fall has officially arrived and so has your fall art itinerary! 🍂 The autumnal equinox is here and Public Art Fund has p...
09/23/2026

Fall has officially arrived and so has your fall art itinerary! 🍂 The autumnal equinox is here and Public Art Fund has plenty of reasons to get out and explore the city. From monumental sculptures in the park, to site-specific installations woven into New York's busiest transit hubs. Here's where to start:

🐕 Central Park: A whole pack of scupltural personalities in "Camille Henrot: Dogs"
🪙 City Hall Park: Penny-picking birds, artificial fruit trees, and Lady Justice with a twist in "Genesis Belanger: Heads of Trails"
🌬️ Brooklyn Bridge Park: Monumental redwood totems, bronze sculptures, wind, water, and everyday objects in "Woody De Othello: Guardian Spirits"
✈️ Newark Terminal A: A 350-foot mural by Layqa Nuna Yawar and suspended works by Karyn Olivier
🚉 Moynihan Train Hall at New York Penn Station: Three ambitious comissions by Stan Douglas, Elmgreen & Dragset, and Kehinde Wiley
🎈 LaGuardia Terminal B: Jeppe Hein's floating balloons and sculptural benches, plus works by Sabine Hornig, Laura Owens, and Sarah Sze

Ready to map out your fall art itinerary? Explore what's on view and plan your next stop: publicartfund.org/exhibitions/current

09/11/2026

One last serve before summer slips away. 🏓 🌞 Make one last trip to Rockaway Beach this weekend for "Between Tides."

Six artists have transformed ping-pong into something unexpected, from sea monsters and musical instruments to maritime flags, an ancient Mesoamerican ballgame, and even a sculpture designed with marine life in mind. Rooted in the cultural and ecological landscape of the Rockaways, "Between Tides" invites you to play, experiment, make up your own rules, and see the beach, and public art, a little differently.

📍 Beach 67, Rockaway Beach
📅 Through Sunday, September 13
🏓 Free paddles + balls available Saturday + Sunday, 12–6pm. Or bring your own and play anytime the beach is open.

Last weekend. Last chance to play. Come get one more game in! Plan your visit: bit.ly/4umtidh

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