ART WITHIN ONE MILE: THE ROUTE FROM CENTRAL PARK TO BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Art within One Mile: The Route from Central Park to Brooklyn Bridge, 2013, 15 signs for maps and 80 signs for 46 temporary and permanent public artworks within one mile from 5 different locations on the route from Central Park to Brooklyn Bridge; distance drawn from GPS coordinates between each artwork and lighting posts at each of five rest stops of Summer Streets, presented by the NYC Department of Transportation’s Urban Art Program. Size: 25 x 8 inches for map/12 x 8 inches for sculpture sign (each). The public is invited to view the map online at www.artwithinonemile.com (active from 2013-2015).
Example of the installation of aluminum signs at the Astor Place site
The overall project, Art within One Mile, has a total of 95 signs at 5 sites on the route from Central Park to Brooklyn Bridge. 15 signs for maps and 80 signs for 46 temporary and permanent public artworks within one mile from 5 different locations. The project uses the numerical system to calculate the precise direction and distance drawn from GPS coordinates between the original artwork and the signage.
Art within One Mile is a site-specific project inviting the public on guided journeys to discover NYC’s public artworks, and questioning how a journey within a specific geography can be a work of art in itself. The 46 public artworks in this project include temporary and permanent sculptures within a one-mile radius, and public art events coinciding with the duration of the installation in August, 2013. Each artwork is indicated with signage at five rest stops between Central Park and the Brooklyn Bridge. Using the numerical system and GPS coordinates, the signs present precise directions and distances between the original artwork and the signs.