X: Times Square Valentine Heart Design
This valentine Day checkout the X: Times Square Valentine Heart Design at
Where: Times Square Arts, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1001, New York 10036 the installation will be on display until
When: Friday, February 28, 2019.
Contact: (212) 768-1560 or arts@timessquarenyc.org
X (2019), Reddymade’s winning design for the 11th annual Times Square Valentine Heart Design Competition, explores how love emerges within communities where difference meets equality. An “X” evokes many expressions of interpersonal and civic love, including the written symbol for a kiss, and even the mark of a vote. People from all backgrounds cross paths in Times Square, and Reddymade’s design offers them a meeting point for further exchange and connection. X takes its titular form with two crossed aluminum planes, creating a passageway through or a snug meeting place within the 18-foot-tall structure. Round openings at the centers of the planes combine into heart shapes when viewed from different angles. X’s glowing light grows brighter as people gather underneath its intersection. The Times Square Valentine Heart Design Competition is an annual invitation for architecture and design firms to submit proposals for an iconic public art installation that celebrates and communicates love in the heart of this dynamic city during the month of Love in Times Square. Free!