Cool Water, Hot Island: Times Square 2010

Video documentation and production of Cool Water, Hot Island by Jonathan Perlman. The five block, 50,000 square foot painting covering the surface of Broadway from 47th to 42nd Streets in Times Square was installed in June and remain for 18 months. The color palette of cool blues alludes to the historical geography of midtown, especially the Great Kill stream that once flowed near contemporary Times Square. The cool colors were chosen to make the plazas more calm and comfortable for pedestrians, and to contrast with the reds and yellows of the neon billboards. Cool Water, Hot Island was the winning submission for the reNEWable Times Square competition, it was designed by Molly Dilworth and produced in collaboration with the Department of Transportation, the Mayor’s Fund, The Times Square Alliance and a team of street painters: Gillie Etnel, Raphael Fragansiax, Paul Schneider, Moe Bonin, Stephen Figueroa and Clinton Nixon.

Channel: Vimeo Video Length: 2m 15s Date Found: Wed, Nov 03 2010 11:13 AM Category: Home Video Date Produced: Fri, Sep 10 2010 8:29 AM View Count: 0