Closing Bell: BAM Unveils Mural and Bike Rack
BAM President Karen Brooks Hopkins today unveiled a new mural and a bike park at 31 Lafayette Avenue, next to the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House. The mural was designed by Brooklyn artist KAWS; the bike rack, which spells out the words “Bold winK” in front of the mural, is the work of David Byrne, formerly of the…
BAM President Karen Brooks Hopkins today unveiled a new mural and a bike park at 31 Lafayette Avenue, next to the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House. The mural was designed by Brooklyn artist KAWS; the bike rack, which spells out the words “Bold winK” in front of the mural, is the work of David Byrne, formerly of the Talking Heads. Fiedler Marciano Architecture designed the 20-foot-wide-by-24-foot-high temporary wall, which will feature installations by various local artists after KAWS. GMAP
Enough with thse stupid bike racks. They suck as bike racks and are not interesting as public art. Basta. Enough. Get some racks that work.