City - by Nicole He on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 10:24 - 1 Comment
David Byrne Makes Useful Street Art: Fancy Bike Racks
David Byrne, best known for founding the New York band Talking Heads, contributes these days to the art scene through a notably different medium; in collaboration with the city’s Department of Transportation and the art gallery PaceWildenstein, he’s designed nine unique bike racks spread throughout the city.
Eight of the bike racks are located in Manhattan, and one is in Brooklyn (Williamsburg, of course). Each bike rack is representative of area in which it’s located. The one closest to campus, “The Villager,” is a dog.
Here are the names and locations:
- The Jersey: Northwest corner of Ninth Avenue and 39th Street, near the Lincoln Tunnel
- The MoMA: South side of West 54th Street, east of the Avenue of the Americas
- The Ladies’ Mile: West side of Fifth Avenue, north of 57th Street (in front of Bergdorf’s)
- The Chelsea: In front of 530 West 25th Street, east of 11th Avenue (in front of PaceWildenstein Gallery)
- The Hipster: West side of Bedford Avenue, near North Sixth Street, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- The Olde Times Square: South side of West 44th Street, west of Seventh Avenue
- The Villager: In front of 536 La Guardia Place, between West Third and Bleecker Streets
- The Wall Street: North side of 82 Wall Street, west of Water Street
- The Coffee Cup: West side of Amsterdam Avenue, between West 110th and 111th Streets
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Attractive Bike Racks Unveiled for Design Competition | NYU Local






[...] The winner will be determined by a jury, which includes David Byrne (who has previously designed some good-looking for racks the city) on October 24. Until then, check out the contestants and their masterpieces at the CityRacks [...]