Pylons

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Material: Granite and stainless steel

Martin Puryear's Pylons are placed along the waterfront of the Belvedere, near the Winter Garden. The two pylons are opposite in aesthetics. One is solid and angular; the other is perforated steel mesh that spirals upward. The Pylons are designed to be viewed from either land or water; the two forms stand like columns visually connecting the two.

Constructed, 1995

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Two tall stainless steel columns

Located on the Esplanade, just north of North Cove

One pylon is airy and open, made of wire mesh

The second pylon is solid and angular

They create a symbolic portal at the river’s edge

Installed in 1995

Pylons helps frame the sightlines of the Winter Garden.

Viewed either from land or water, the columns are designed as a symbolic portal connecting the two.

The piece is illuminated at night

Night illumination, changes colors

The piece is especially striking at night, when it is illuminated

Created by artist Martin Puryear

Outside the permanent installation here in Battery Park City, Mr. Puryear’s work has been shown at the Guggenheim, The Museum of Modern Art, the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and Madison Square Park – among many more.

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