Beginning August 1st, Alfredo Jaar’s “A Logo for America” will be displayed on the billboards above Times Square. Jaar first displayed “A Logo for America” in 1987, challenging the practice of referring to only the United States as “America”. The installation will be shown just before midnight each night in August as part of the Times Square Alliance’s “Midnight Moment” series. Come September, “A Logo for America” will be replaced with an installation by Daniel Canogar.  (more…)

The Times Square Alliance has announced the next selection for its Midnight Moment series, which gives over the billboards in Times Square to video work from a variety of artists each night from 11:57pm to midnight.  This August, the series will welcome Jack Goldstein’s The Jump, coinciding with his ongoing retrospective at the Jewish Museum.  “Digitally-remastered for our contemporary screens, this seminal work references the dynamic history of an artist’s role in leading sign technology, once again drawing attention to the cutting-edge technology and innovation showcased nightly on Times Square’s signs,” said TSA director of public art Sherry Dobbin. (more…)