Broadway Windows

A great, ongoing effort by NYU to present fine art to the general public.
Not a conventional gallery, which can be intimidating to a lot of people, the Windows are an open forum for passerbys to view exceptional art by young and established artists.
Broadway Windows is a set of (I think) six windows wrapping around the corner of Broadway and East 10^th Street that display sculpture and other art work by artists who use highly inventive techniques.
The work on display changes about every two months and is on view 24 hours when installed.
Most of the artists exhibited use nontraditional materials (rope, coat hangers, cardboard…) and most of the works have an alive, organic energy about them.
The Windows consistently show work that is both challenging to sophisticated art types and appealing to casual viewers, too. It’s a perfect example of how to do public art right.
NYU offers a counterpart to Broadway Windows, which is over at Washington Square Park. It’s called Washington Square Windows, appropriately enough.