Here at Hunter’s Point South Park and Gantry Plaza State Park we have been honored to work with local artists and organizations to bring art to the LIC waterfront. Besides being home to permanent art installation “Luminescence”, numerous public art pieces have been on display throughout our waterfront parks over the years.
“Luminescence” by Nobuho Nagasawa is a permanent art installation in Hunter’s Point South Park. The piece is composed of seven domed sculptures arranged in a semi-circle that mirrors the round edge of the shoreline. Each dome is integrated with phosphorus, which absorbs sunlight during the day and creates a glow-in-the-dark effect at night. The domes represent different phases of the moon, and the placement of the work represents the relationship between the phases of the moon to the tides of the East River. Watch this video to learn more about “Luminescence”.
We have been honored to host a few Sing for Hope pianos. Sing for Hope places artist-designed pianos throughout parks and public spaces in NYC for anyone and everyone to play. Once the installation is over the pianos are donated to public schools around the city.
Xaviera Simmons’ “Convene” was shown along the East River in HPSP in 2018. This temporary installation is composed of canoes that both abstractly and explicitly evoke national flags relevant to the demographic makeup of Astoria and LIC. Queens is the most ethnically and linguistically diverse urban area in the world, and this installation showcases and celebrates our diverse community. This piece was commissioned through Sculpture Center’s Public Process, an education program for high school students.
“Convene” by Xaviera Simmons
In 2016 LIC Landing hosted “Meridian (Gold) by Mika Tajima. This interactive sculpture was an “illuminated plume of water vapor whose color shifts between magenta and pale cyan.” The changes in vapor color directly corresponded to real-time price fluctuations of gold.
