Re-Route for Art: Summer 2026 with Public Art Fund
Summer in New York City moves at algorithm speed. Every notification buzzes, every platform pulls, every corner competes for a glance. This season, Public Art Fund invites you to Re-Route for Art. Not away from the city’s energy, but deeper into it. Sometimes the best part of getting somewhere is being stopped along the way.
Whether it’s stopping by Central Park to visit Monira Al Qadiri: First Sun during your lunch break, enjoying a summer picnic next to Woody De Othello: Guardian Spirit 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. Share your inspiring adventures by tagging @PublicArtFund on social media, and check out #RerouteForArt to follow others’ journeys!
Re-Route Itineraries
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. Visit our Instagram and follow our video itinerary to discover all the works LaGuardia has to offer.
Summer Exhibitions
CITYWIDE
Gabriel Orozco: Public Nature
Opens July 8, 2026
JCDecaux Bus Shelters in New York, Chicago, and Boston
MIDTOWN
Monira Al Qadiri: First Sun
Through August 2, 2026
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park
Camille Henrot: Dogs
Opens September 9, 2026
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park
Nina Chanel Abney: San Juan Heal
Through May 31, 2026
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
Stan Douglas, Elmgreen & Dragset, and Kehinde Wiley
On permanent view
Moynihan Train Hall
DOWNTOWN
Genesis Belanger: Heads or Tails
Opens June 2, 2026
City Hall Park, Lower Manhattan
BROOKLYN
Woody De Othello: Guardian Spirit
Through March 8, 2027
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, The Vale
QUEENS
Between Tides
Opens June 27, 2026
Rockaway Beach, Queens
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