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.
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.