New York Clearing at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Antony Gormley’s New York Clearing sculpture has been installed at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 3. The 50 foot tall sculpture sits at the water’s edge and is composed of intertwining aluminum hoops. K-pop stars BTS have commissioned this sculpture and four other public art projects around the globe as part of their “Connect, BTS” initiative. Other cities include Seoul, Buenos Aires, London, and Berlin. New York Clearing will be on display through March 27th.
Artist: Antony Gormley; Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 3, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: Vessel at Hudson Yards
Vessel seen from 11th Avenue with 10 Hudson Yards beyond.
Eight months after the start of construction, the final piece of Thomas Heatherwick's Vessel has been installed at the Hudson Yards' future Public Square and Gardens. The $200 million dollar sculpture stands 150 feet tall and is constructed of 154 Italian-made stair modules, totaling 2,500 steps and 80 landings. Each stair module is constructed of a structural painted steel frame with an underside clad in polished copper-colored steel.
By 2019, the sculpture will serve as the centerpiece of the five acre Public Square and Gardens, designed by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects.
The final stair module.
Preparing the final stair module for the lift.
The final module lifted into place.
Inside Vessel from the 13th floor.
Looking up at the underside of a stair module.
Looking down into Vessel.
Designer: Thomas Heatherwick of Heathewick Studio; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
