In recent days, Upper West Siders might have noticed new colorful sculptures dotting the neighborhood.
On Friday, the Broadway Mall Association, in partnership with the New York City Parks Department, launched a new outdoor exhibition that includes five large-scale sculptures within the central traffic malls along Broadway from West 64th to 117th streets.
You can find the new sculptures at the following locations:
- 64th Street and Broadway within Dante Park
- 72nd Street and Broadway
- 79th Street and Broadway
- 103rd Street and Broadway
- 117th Street and Broadway
The exhibition, dubbed “Broadway Hubbub,” was created by sculptor Carl D’Alvia.
“Being able to show these works on Broadway affords me the unique opportunity to allow these sculptures to wander into the urban fabric and whimsically challenge and interact with the public,” D’Alvia said in a news release.
The works range from five to 12 feet tall and were created out of aluminum and auto paint.
The sculptures are part of the Broadway Mall Association’s “Art on the Malls”program, which was launched in 2005 and has featured more than 20 internationally recognized artists on the malls in the years since. The organization oversees the 83 central traffic malls along Broadway from 70th to 168th streets.
The sculptures will remain up through November.
