Battery Park City’s first public art piece, “Upper Room” by Ned Smyth, is set to be demolished for a climate resiliency project.
“The sculptural court at the intersection of Albany Street and the Hudson River esplanade debuted in 1986 and has long been a favorite venue for birthday parties, chess games, and impromptu potluck suppers,” according to Matthew Fenton writing in Lower Manhattan’s The Broadsheet. [Read more…] about Upper Room, Battery Park City’s Popular First Public Art, Being Torn Down
