For ⟶ forever...
Dear Service Worker
“Thank you for keeping NYC alive!”
For ⟶ forever...
Collaborators:
Times Square Arts, the Queens Museum, and MTA Arts & Design are pleased to announce their collaboration on a new public art initiative by artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles, on view on the large-scale digital billboard at 20 Times Square, on the facade of the Queens Museum facing Grand Central Parkway, and across digital displays throughout the MTA subway and rail system.Location:
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OVERVIEW
For ⟶ forever... is both a response to the pandemic and a continuation of Ukeles’ long-standing dedication to honoring the unending labor of New York City’s public service workers through her artistic practice.http://arts.timessquarenyc.org/times-square-arts/projects/at-the-crossroads/for-forever/index.aspx
On view at 20 Times Square (47th St & 7th Ave); MTA digital displays; the Queens Museum facade.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The artist’s public message, which reads
Dear Service Worker
“Thank you for keeping NYC alive!”
For ⟶ forever...
is a gesture of gratitude via a direct address to New York City’s public service employees, in particular infrastructure workers - including sanitation and transit workers - who are sustaining the city through the COVID-19 pandemic.