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Parks & Public Spaces
The Public Art Fund proposal for a temporary public art installation for New York-based artist James Yamada of two adjoining ‘Superman’-style phone booths in the southeast corner of Union Square (small park triangle).
WHEREAS, A proposal has been received from the Public Art Fund to install a public art project in Union Square Park; and
WHEREAS, The installation will be the work of New York artist James Yamada, consisting of two full length walk in telephone booths; and
WHEREAS; One of these booths will allow participants to make free three minute phone calls to countries to the west of the United States, the other booth will allow participants to make free three minute phone calls to countries to the east of the United States, but no calls will be able to be made to the United States except to 911; and
WHEREAS, The installation will be up for between six and eight weeks in July and August 2007; and
WHEREAS, The Public Art Fund has been cooperate with the Community Board Five and has agreed to make the installation handicapped accessible, to close the project between midnight and 5:00am and to clearly mark which booth will make calls to the east and the west; and
WHEREAS, The Public Art Fund has agreed to make adjustments to the project should public safety or other concerns dictate such changes, including and up to removing the installation; therefore; be it
RESOLVED, That Community Board Five recommends approval of the application by the Public Art Fund to install a public art project in Union Square Park; featuring the work of New York artist James Yamada, consisting of two full length walk in telephone booths which will allow participants to make free three minute phone calls to countries to the east of the United States but no calls will be able to be made to the United States except to 911 for between six and eight weeks in July and August 2007.
The above resolution passed with a vote of 20 in favor, 18 opposed, 0 abstention.