A jaw-dropping art installation takes place every day at midnight in Times Square this summer.
Visitors to New York City have one more must-see attraction to add to their itinerary: the world’s oldest and largest digital public art program in the heart of Times Square.
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Times Square Arts will highlight the work of various artists in 92 digital exhibits in the center of the square this summer.
The show starts at 11:57 pm and ends at midnight every day.
Times Square Arts began exhibiting digital art in 2012 as part of a program called Midnight moment and has since showcased more than 100 artists on the big screen in Times Square.
The program features a different artist each month.
Midnight Moment has become a social media phenomenon, appearing in countless Instagram Stories and appearing in New York City guides on TikTok.
This month, Brooklyn-based media artist Gabe Barcia-Colombo will be featured.
His piece titled A chorus it features the faces of over 100 people who seem captivated by what is in front of them.
Just as visitors to Times Square take photos of the exhibit, those at the exhibit appear to be taking photos of visitors.
“How does a city recover from being apart for so long, when many of its interactions are personal, face-to-face,” asked Barcia-Colombo.
“I came up with this idea after waiting for my first post-pandemic train ride.
“It was beautiful to see faces again, to see people smiling, screaming and crying on the subway. I wanted to capture that feeling of beauty and anxiety.”
The artwork features real-life people who frequent Times Square, whether for work or pleasure.
Last month, a different New York-based artist, Tricia McLaughlin, was featured.
McLaughlin’s work, Life formsit differed drastically from Barcia-Colombo’s more realistic portrayal of life in New York City.
McLaughlin has created a lively, humorous world where glassy-eyed mutant creatures work tirelessly building a city.
The creatures, which McLaughlin called “phantasmachnia,” created buildings and constructed sidewalks as menacing creatures approached.
Unlike Barcia-Colombo’s use of photography, McLaughlin used painting and animation to bring his world to life.
Times Square Arts doesn’t just offer New York artists a nightlife moment.
In March, London-based Italian artist Quayola took center stage.
It was beautiful to see faces again, to see people smiling, screaming and crying on the subway. I wanted to capture that feeling of beauty and anxiety.”
Gabe Barcia-Colombo
Quayola’s work Storms used images, paintings and other contemporary technologies to represent waves at the bottom of the sea.
Storms also used high-definition video of waves crashing off the coast of Cornwall, England.
In the video, the crashing waves expanded, turning into frightening storms.
Times Square Arts has not yet announced programming for the rest of the summer, but A Chorus will be on display through May 31.
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