Garment District Alliance to Unveil "Living Lantern"
After dark, the Garment District is more of a part of town that just came from to be traversed than a destination. But a new public art installation that will bow on Tuesday could stop some in their tracks.
A 14-foot-tall neon-colored illuminated lantern will be hard to miss on its Broadway debut between 39th and 40th streets. Titled "Living Lantern", the piece was created by British design firm Neon in collaboration with light artist Frankie Boyle, who is also a mental health and neurodiversity advocate. It will be visible until February 24 and will be powered by Wireframe. Garment District Alliance President Barbara Blair and performers will be on hand for the unveiling on Tuesday afternoon.
Related GalleriesThe wind will cause the spindly structure to open and close, prompting light to filter in from its core and animated light sequences to infuse the space with flowing colors. The installation is part of the Garment District Art on the Plazas, a year-round public art program made possible through the New York City Department of Transportation's Art Program. It's the 25th. GDA Vice President Jerry Scupp said: “After New Years everyone is pretty much exhausted, and it's cold and a bit dark. We like to display those illuminated things that have a bit of warmth and hope when there's not a lot of other public art going on."
Such unexpected free art often surprises some of the estimated 40,000+ people - about 85% of pre-pandemic levels – which run through public squares in the Garment District every day, he said. With about 56 hotels in the area, foot traffic hasn't been as impacted as some other Manhattan neighborhoods by declining office worker numbers due to hybrid schedules. By mid-September, 49% of Manhattan office workers had returned to their respective workplaces on an average weekday and only 9% of employees were back in the office five days a week, according to the Partnership for New York City. .
On another front, the Garment District Alliance has been advocating with city officials to allow the construction of some office buildings and loft-style buildings on the side streets are to be converted into residential buildings, but there is no plan in place at this stage. Scupp noted how New York Governor Kathy Hochul publicly acknowledged the city's housing crisis, "and the need to look at not just new developments, but the repurposing of underutilized buildings," he said. -he declared.
After dark, the Garment District is more of a part of town that just came from to be traversed than a destination. But a new public art installation that will bow on Tuesday could stop some in their tracks.
A 14-foot-tall neon-colored illuminated lantern will be hard to miss on its Broadway debut between 39th and 40th streets. Titled "Living Lantern", the piece was created by British design firm Neon in collaboration with light artist Frankie Boyle, who is also a mental health and neurodiversity advocate. It will be visible until February 24 and will be powered by Wireframe. Garment District Alliance President Barbara Blair and performers will be on hand for the unveiling on Tuesday afternoon.
Related GalleriesThe wind will cause the spindly structure to open and close, prompting light to filter in from its core and animated light sequences to infuse the space with flowing colors. The installation is part of the Garment District Art on the Plazas, a year-round public art program made possible through the New York City Department of Transportation's Art Program. It's the 25th. GDA Vice President Jerry Scupp said: “After New Years everyone is pretty much exhausted, and it's cold and a bit dark. We like to display those illuminated things that have a bit of warmth and hope when there's not a lot of other public art going on."
Such unexpected free art often surprises some of the estimated 40,000+ people - about 85% of pre-pandemic levels – which run through public squares in the Garment District every day, he said. With about 56 hotels in the area, foot traffic hasn't been as impacted as some other Manhattan neighborhoods by declining office worker numbers due to hybrid schedules. By mid-September, 49% of Manhattan office workers had returned to their respective workplaces on an average weekday and only 9% of employees were back in the office five days a week, according to the Partnership for New York City. .
On another front, the Garment District Alliance has been advocating with city officials to allow the construction of some office buildings and loft-style buildings on the side streets are to be converted into residential buildings, but there is no plan in place at this stage. Scupp noted how New York Governor Kathy Hochul publicly acknowledged the city's housing crisis, "and the need to look at not just new developments, but the repurposing of underutilized buildings," he said. -he declared.
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