The sculptural installation Roots in Times Square, featuring gray-painted upside-down trees

On view in the center of Times Square’s most iconic plaza, Duffy Square, Roots is a sculptural installation of seven American Sweetgum trees, painted and presented with the root systems intact and upside down to a surreal and dystopic effect. Sweetgum trees, indigenous to the eastern United States and much more populous throughout the region that eventually became Times Square, are known for their impressive root systems that require vast open spaces to grow.

Roots is part of 3-part public art project The American Manifest by Charles Gaines, presented by Creative Time, Governors Island, and Times Square Arts.

July 13, 2022 - September 23, 2022
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
TSq Plaza 46-47
Broadway btwn 46th-47th Sts
New York, NY 10036
Times Square Arts, Governors Island Arts, Creative Time
Save to Calendar 2022-07-13 00:00:00 2022-09-23 23:59:59 America/New_York Roots On view in the center of Times Square’s most iconic plaza, Duffy Square, /Roots/ is a sculptural installation of seven American Sweetgum trees, painted and presented with the root systems intact and upside down to a surreal and dystopic effect. Sweetgum trees, indigenous to the eastern United States and much more populous throughout the region that eventually became Times Square, are known for their impressive root systems that require vast open spaces to grow. /Roots/ is part of 3-part public art project /The American Manifest/ by Charles Gaines, presented by Creative Time, Governors Island, and Times Square Arts. TSq Plaza 46-47, Broadway btwn 46th-47th Sts New York, NY 10036 Times Square Arts, Governors Island Arts, Creative Time
Type
On The Plazas
Alliance Event
Public Art
Free