Molly Dilworth‘s concrete-cooling swirls of blue, blue, and a different shade of blue are now flooring a Times Square street-turned-plaza, as planned and open to the public, despite a recent setback of rain damage. Check it out live now at Times Square cam 11, because you never know when another heavily armed officer will stop by.
Artist Molly Dilworth won the contest to festoon the pedestrian plazas in Times Square as part of the Green Light for Midtown project. Shortly, blocky swirls of blue house paint will flow, symbolizing NASA’s infrared heat data of Manhattan. Dilworth’s “Cool Water, Hot Island” will be reflecting light and cooling lunch-munching tourist masses starting July for 18 months. Read more »
Despite her fear of heights, artist Molly Dilworth has already garlanded three roofs with Craigslist-bartered paint leftovers, just so they could be seen on Google Earth. The colorful swirlies and tiles would have been cooler if not sanctioned. In fact, it’s all pretty much the antithesis of street art, as up next is “solar-reflective paint on the roofs of new developments.” Read more »
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