Stroll Beneath A Dazzling Canopy Of 100+ Colorful Lanterns Lighting Up The Garment District
The Perseid meteor shower isn’t the only thing lighting up the sky this month–a dazzling canopy of colorful lanterns are now lighting up Broadway in the Garment District, and New Yorkers can stroll beneath them!
The dazzling display is part of the Garment District Alliance’s (GDA) latest public art installation, New Start, New Hope.
Created by local artist Xin Song, the installation brings light–both literally and figuratively–to the Broadway plazas in the heart of Midtown by way of 135 colorful lanterns.
Song, who currently resides in Brooklyn, drew from her personal experience working in the Garment District during the pandemic to create the exhibition. She graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 1994 and has since had works exhibited across the world in venues such as the Venice Biennial, Musée du Louvre in Paris, National Art Museum of China, and the Paper Art Biennial in Bulgaria.
New Start, New Hope features 135 suspended lanterns with twelve unique designs that light up in a variety of colors.
The exhibition serves as a beacon for an optimistic future and invites city-goers to pause and revel in a moment of tranquil reflection amidst the city’s craziness.
Barbara A. Blair, president of the Garment District Alliance, stated:
We are delighted to showcase Xin Song’s radiant lanterns in our neighborhood. Xin’s captivating creations not only brighten our plazas, but also demonstrate the power of public art in bringing our community spaces to life. We encourage all to visit and find a moment of calm in their day-to-day routines by visiting this installation.
Broadway plazas in the Garment District between 36th and 39th Streets
Now through January 2025
The post Stroll Beneath A Dazzling Canopy Of 100+ Colorful Lanterns Lighting Up The Garment District appeared first on Secret NYC.