Times Square
Cool Water, Hot Island
The five block, 50,000 square foot painting covering the surface of Broadway from 47th to 42nd Streets in Times Square will be installed in June and remain for 18 months.
The color palette of cool blues alludes to the historical geography of midtown, especially the Great Kill stream that once flowed near contemporary Times Square. The cool colors were chosen to make the plazas more calm and comfortable for pedestrians, and to contrast with the reds and yellows of the neon billboards.
Daily documentation of production can be found here
Press
Artforum, 500 Words, Molly Dilworth, Stephanie Snyder, August 28, 2010
The Epoch Times, Times Square's 'Great White Way' Turns Blue, Susan Tan, July 28, 2010
DNA Info, Broadway Turning Blue For Times Square Urban River Art Project, Jill Colvin, July 27, 2010
WNYC, Putting Paint to the Pavement in Times Square, Amy Pearl, July 9, 2010
Wall Street Journal, Artist to Paint The Great White Way Blue, Alexandra Cheney, May 26, 2010
Flavorwire, Pic of the Day: Molly Dilworth Makes Over Times Square, Caroline Stanley, May 25, 2010
WNYC, The New Times Square Unveiled, Andrea Bernstein, May 23, 2010