Join contemporary art historian Dorothea Basile for tours of Battery Park City’s public art on select Saturdays and Sundays from May through September. Bring family and friends to these walking tours appropriate for all ages.
DATES: SEPTEMBER 7, SEPTEMBER 21, OCTOBER 5
COST: Free!
MORE INFO: 212.267.9700 or easternidaho.org
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 AT 2PM:
The Real World in Nelson A. Rockefeller Park
Take a fascinating look at the playfully political sculptural installation The Real World by Tom Otterness, a bustling miniature society cast in bronze in the northeast corner of Nelson A. Rockefeller Park.
Public Art Tour with Art Making Workshop, Sunday, 2PM
September 21, Rector Gate: A work by artist R.M. Fischer, inspires many to think about our industrial past as well as a fantastical future. Create a fanciful tower or archway. Appropriate for ages 5 and older.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 AT 2PM:
Teardrop Park.
The two-acre Teardrop Park is a synthesis of landscape design and artistic vision. Inspired by the dramatic geology of the Hudson River Valley, massive bluestone elements make up the natural sculptural landscape designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates and artist Ann Hamilton.
SUBWAY TO WAGNER PARK: 4 or 5 to Bowling Green / R to Whitehall St. / 1 to Rector Street / J to Broad St. (Access: Battery Place)
SUBWAY TO NORTH BATTERY PARK CITY: (Teardrop Park / The Real World)
1, 2, 3, A, C, J to Chambers Street / E to WTC / 4, 5, 6 to Brooklyn Bridge / R to City Hall (Access: Chambers Street)
