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May 21, 2013
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Welcome Sonya!
Calling all kids! We welcome Sonya as our 2013 Playground Activities Assistant and we’re so thrilled to have her! Sonya will be our creative brains for the next six months with a background and MFA in printmaking as well as an MS in art and design education. Tuesday marked her first day and she wowed… Read more
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May 9, 2013
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ARTINFO Interview: Orly Genger’s Waves of Color in Madison Square Park
Orly Genger’s “Red, Yellow and Blue” (2013) at Madison Square Park. Photo by James Ewing/ Courtesy of the Madison Square Park Conservancy. By Kristen Boatright Published: May 9, 2013 Bringing a nautical feel to Manhattan’s Madison Square Park, New York-based artist Orly Genger’s Red, Yellow and Blue is splashing the park with the primary colors… Read more
May 2, 2013
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Mad. Sq. Artist Orly Genger Featured in The New York Times
“If I could put my body into my work,” Orly Genger likes to say, “that would be the ultimate.” Some might argue that she does that already in her sculptures. Over the last 10 years, Ms. Genger has become known for creating ambitious installations from seemingly endless coils of rope that she crochets and teases… Read more
March 22, 2013
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Sandra Gibson and Luis Recoder’s Topsy-Turvy Interview in Brooklyn Rail
FROM A DARK ROOM SANDRA GIBSON AND LUIS RECODER with Genevieve Yue Topsy-Turvy: A Camera Obscura Installation on view in Madison Square Park March 1 – April 5, 2013 For their first public art commission, Brooklyn-based artists Sandra Gibson and Luis Recoder conceived Topsy-Turvy, a cylindrical camera obscura in Madison Square Park that projects on… Read more
January 8, 2013
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The New York Times: BUCKYBALL Rings in the New Year
Mad. Sq. Art’s current exhibition by world-renowned exhibition BUCKYBALL by light installation artist Leo Villareal was recently featured in the New York Times’s “Evening Hours“! Open daily from dusk ’til midnight through February 15, be sure not to miss the last month of this critically-acclaimed exhibition, which was named one of the best things to… Read more
November 5, 2012
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BUCKYBALL Lights Up the City!
World-renowned light installation artist Leo Villareal‘s long-awaited BUCKYBALL is currently on view at Madison Square Park! Named one of Time Out New York‘s Critics’ Picks, it was also featured on NY1 and Wall Street Journal’s New York Photos of the Week. Be sure to come by and visit Villareal’s monumental, 30-foot tall LED sculptural installation… Read more
October 5, 2012
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Buzz Over BUCKYBALL
The Mad. Sq. Park offices have been abuzz for months over Leo Villareal’s BUCKYBALL, Mad. Sq. Art’s upcoming public art installation – and we aren’t the only ones! The 30-foot tall illuminated sculpture inspired by engineer, theorist, and architect Buckminster Fuller has received some great pre-opening press over the last few months and garnered interest… Read more
July 24, 2012
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Serious Eats on Celebrate Flatiron Chefs!
Donny Tsang of Serious Eats reports on Madison Square Park’s event, Celebrate Flatiron Chefs!, with photographs in his article Scenes from ‘Celebrate Flatiron Chefs’ Published: July 18, 2012 Last night, chefs from 27 restaurants took over Madison Square Park to celebrate the Flatiron District and all of the dining options in the area. Guests were… Read more
July 16, 2012
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The Wall Street Journal: Revival Started at Madison Square Park
Sophia Hollander of The Wall Street Journal reports on the resurgence of historic Madison Square Park over the past decade. Check out the documentary video included! Published: July 13, 2012 Revival Started at Madison Square Park When David Berliner moved to Manhattan’s West 24th Street in 1993, he would walk blocks out of his way… Read more
July 9, 2012
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Mad. Sq. Art Announces New Martin Friedman Curator
NY Observer raises a Shake Shack Shake to Mad. Sq. Art’s inaugural Martin Friedman Curator, Adam Glick! Adam D. Glick Image courtesy of Taylor Wallick Raise a Shake Shack Shake to Adam Glick, Madison Square Park’s New Curator By Sarah Douglas In March, the Madison Square Park Conservancy’s public art program announced that it had created… Read more
June 5, 2012
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A Toast to Martin Friedman
Faye Hirsch from Art in America reports on the Conservancy’s benefit honoring Martin Friedman. Published: June 1, 2012 Artists Toast Martin Friedman’s Commitment to Clean Snow “I swear to you I would not be here tonight if it had not been for Martin and the Walker,” said Chuck Close in a ceremony at Manhattan’s elegant… Read more
PRESS RELEASES View all ›
May 7, 2013
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Mad. Sq. Music: Oval Lawn Series 2013
FREE, ECLECTIC, LIVE MUSIC ALL SUMMER IN THE PARK Free Outdoor Concerts on Wednesday Evenings from June 19 to August 7 Madison Square Park Conservancy announces the lineup for the eleventh season of Mad. Sq. Music: Oval Lawn Series, which presents award-winning performers in an eclectic range of genres, including folk, jazz, bluegrass, soul/R&B, and… Read more
April 30, 2013
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Mad. Sq. Kids 2013 Lineup!
FREE SUMMER KIDS CONCERTS AT MADISON SQUARE PARK BEGIN TUESDAY JUNE 11 Mad. Sq. Kids: Music for the Whole Family Celebrates 11 Seasons Madison Square Park Conservancy is thrilled to present its 11th season of Mad. Sq. Kids, a series of free outdoor performances for children and their families that takes place rain or shine… Read more
April 17, 2013
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Spring Kids Fest 2013 Press Release
FREE OUTDOOR FESTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AT MADISON SQUARE PARK ON MAY18 Annual Spring Kids Fest Celebrates 11 Years of Family Fun Madison Square Park Conservancy announces Spring Kids Fest 2013, a day of free outdoor fun for children taking place on May 18 from 10:30am to 1:30pm. This family event provides live entertainment, games and… Read more
November 22, 2012
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Mad. Sq. Art: Orly Genger
MADISON SQUARE PARK CONSERVANCY’S MAD. SQ. ART PRESENTS ORLY GENGER: RED, YELLOW AND BLUE May 2 – September 8, 2013 Featured in The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal, and ARTINFO, the Site-specific installation features and transforms Madison Square Park with 1.4 million feet of layered, painted, and hand-knotted rope —the total footage… Read more
November 21, 2012
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Mad. Sq. Art: Topsy-Turvy
MADISON SQUARE PARK CONSERVANCY’S MAD. SQ. ART PRESENTS SANDRA GIBSON AND LUIS RECODER: TOPSY-TURVY: A CAMERA OBSCURA INSTALLATION March 1 – April 7, 2013 OPEN DAILY, 10AM-5PM Site-specific work to offer visitors new view of New York City landscape via one of the world’s oldest moving image devices New York—Madison Square Park Conservancy’s Mad. Sq…. Read more
November 19, 2012
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Mad. Sq. Holiday Celebration
Beginning in 1912, Madison Square was home to the first public holiday tree in the nation. Every year we are honored to be the birthplace of this wonderful tradition and this year marks our centennial celebration of this momentous event. Please join us and pull out your centennial hats for the celebration of Mad. Sq…. Read more
September 13, 2012
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Fall Kids Fest 2012 Press Release
FREE OUTDOOR FUN FOR CHILDREN AT MADISON SQUARE PARK ON OCTOBER 13TH JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE CONSERVANCY’S 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Madison Square Park Conservancy announces Fall Kids Fest 2012, presented by World Class Learning Academy, NY, and Time Out Kids, a day of free outdoor fall-festive fun for children taking place on October 13 from… Read more
August 15, 2012
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Mad. Sq. Music: The Studio Series Lineup!
FREE SATURDAY CONCERTS IN THE PARK! WE WELCOME YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO JOIN IN ON THE CONSERVANCY’S 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH FOLK, BLUES, AND AMERICANA CONCERTS. Madison Square Park Conservancy is delighted to present the 2012 Mad. Sq. Music: The Studio Series. Mad. Sq. Music, in collaboration with The Baisley Powell Elebash Fund, presents The… Read more
July 9, 2012
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Mad. Sq. Art Announces Adam D. Glick As Park’s First-Ever Martin Friedman Curator
Madison Square Park Conservancy’s Mad. Sq. Art program announces the appointment of Adam D. Glick as Martin Friedman Curator—the Park’s first, permanent art curator position. Since 2004, the Madison Square Park Conservancy’s award-winning contemporary art program has presented 24 exhibitions outdoors in and surrounding historic Madison Square Park. In March 2012, a permanent, named, curatorial… Read more
June 28, 2012
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Mad. Sq. Art: BUCKYBALL
October 25, 2012 – NOW EXTENDED THROUGH February 15, 2013 Madison Square Park Conservancy’s Mad. Sq. Art is thrilled to announce a monumental sculpture by distinguished artist Leo Villareal. Largely inspired by the work of Buckminster Fuller, Villareal’s BUCKYBALL will apply concepts of geometry and mathematical relationships within a towering 30-foot tall, illuminated sculpture. The… Read more
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