Reroute for Art: a small detour for a dose of inspiration
New season, new routes! Reroute for art this summer and visit free public art projects around the city on your commute, during your lunch break, while visiting a new neighborhood, or as part of a city adventure. Whether it’s stopping by Central Park to visit Edra Soto: Graft during your lunch break, enjoying a summer picnic next to Torkwase Dyson: Akua in Brooklyn Bridge Park or arriving to LaGuardia Airport a little early to experience Sarah Sze: Shorter than the Day, a few minutes can result in meaningful and serendipitous artistic encounters.
Give your summer outings, travel experiences, and more an artful twist! Share your inspiring adventures by tagging @PublicArtFund on social media, and check out #RerouteForArt to follow others’ journeys!
Art-Filled Itineraries: LaGuardia Airport Terminal B
LaGuardia Airport Terminal B
Traveling this summer? Take an art break at LaGuardia Terminal B! As you make your way through the Connector, glimpse the expansive and kaleidoscopic glass facades of Sabine Hornig’s La Guardia Vistas. Do you have some time before your flight? Stroll through the Departures Hall and look up to experience Sarah Sze’s Shorter than the Day or the mosaic mural of Laura Owens’ I🍕NY. Once you pass security, grab a coffee or treat and take a seat before your flight at the sculptural social benches in Jeppe Hein’s All Your Wishes.
Art-Filled Itineraries: Torkwase Dyson: Akua
Torkwase Dyson: Akua
Take a weekend trip this summer to Brooklyn Bridge Park and experience Torkwase Dyson: Akua, Dyson’s large, open pavilion. Surrounded by grand waterways and architectural landmarks, Akua invites audiences into a space of contemplation and imagination, grounded in the landscape beneath and encircling us. Need a break from the heat? From Brooklyn Bridge Park, take a quick stroll to Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory and grab a scoop of their summer selections. Complete your art-filled day with a visit to A.I.R. Gallery and a carousel ride at Jane’s Carousel. Check out Public Art Fund Ambassador Mac Cumpian’s route and follow along for a full day of summer fun in Downtown Brooklyn.
Summer 2025 Exhibitions
CITYWIDE
Paul Anthony Smith: Melodies from a running spring
Opens July 9, 2025
JCDecaux Bus Shelters in New York, Chicago, and Boston
MIDTOWN
Edra Soto: Graft
On view through August 24, 2025
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park
Monira Al Qadiri: First Sun
Opens September 3, 2025
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park
Nina Chanel Abney and Jacolby Satterwhite
On view through October 31, 2025
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
Stan Douglas, Elmgreen & Dragset, and Kehinde Wiley
On permanent view
Moynihan Train Hall
DOWNTOWN
Thaddeus Mosley: Touching the Earth
June 3–November 16, 2025
City Hall Park, Lower Manhattan
BROOKLYN
Torkwase Dyson: Akua
On view through March 8, 2026
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, Bridge View Lawn
TRAVEL TERMINALS
Karyn Olivier and Layqa Nuna Yawar
On permanent view
Newark Liberty International Airport Terminal A
Jeppe Hein, Sabine Hornig, Laura Owens, and Sarah Sze
On permanent view
LaGuardia Airport Terminal B