Public Art and Climate Change in New York 2021

With Julie Reiss

Increasingly, contemporary artists are focusing their attention on environmental concerns, creating art that raises awareness of threats to our fragile ecosystems. Three large-scale public artworks on view in New York this summer address issues relevant to the New York region. This virtual tour with art historian Julie Reiss will include Maya Lin’s Ghost Forest in Madison Square Park, Mary Mattingly’s Watershed Core in Prospect Park, and Anina Gerchick’s Birdlink in Crotona Park.

Virtual tours are in Eastern Time and last 60 to 90 minutes. They are not recorded to be viewed later.

Registration is now closed.

Saturday, August 21
11:00 AM

Virtual Tour

Tickets:
Member: $15
Non-member: $25

Mary Mattingly's Public Water: Watershed Core, 2021 sculpture. Installation view, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, June 3 - September 7, 2021. Photo: Manuel Molina Martagon. Courtesy of More Art.