Public Art Works
Lively conversations between artists and cultural leaders that explore topical subjects like activism, representation, feminism, and even street food, through the lens of Public Art Fund projects in New York City. Hosted by award-winning actor Jeffrey Wright and featuring Ai Weiwei, Danny Meyer, Darren Walker, Paola Mendoza, and more.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 8
- Years Active
- 2019
Art for Change
In our season one finale, we question and explore the ways in which artists wield their work as an activist tool by revisiting Ai Weiwei’s 2017 citywide blockbuster exhibition, “Good Fences Make Good…
The Art of the Ad
Public Art Fund has long explored ways to insert public art into ubiquitous New York City formats, from manhole covers—as we discussed—to bus shelters to our big, public, ad-covered screens. Public A…
In Direct Line
In the year 2000, Public Art Fund installed 19 functional manhole covers in Lower Manhattan, conceived and designed by the renowned conceptual artist Lawrence Weiner. We brought Lawrence and former P…
Public Art/Public Action
Public art is not necessarily static, nor is it necessarily sculptural. Performance is a kind of public art, and one that brings with it a host of other concerns and associations regarding the body a…
Food for Thought—and Art
What do public art and street food have in common? More than you’d think… Join famed restaurateur Danny Meyer and Public Art Fund president Susan K. Freedman as they unpack the little-known, public-a…
Monumental
To kick off season one, we break down the past, present, and future of a very particular kind of public art: the permanent monument. At the core of this episode is a conversation between Public Art F…
Special Preview 2
A preview of Public Art Works with host actor Jeffrey Wright, restauranteur Danny Meyer, and artists Sue de Beer and Lawrence Weiner.
Special Preview 1
A preview of Public Art Works featuring host actor Jeffrey Wright, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker, and artists Hank Willis Thomas, Kate Gilmore, Xaviera Simmons, and Ai Weiwei.