Board Cutout Recreation of Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks " Painting on Display in Flatiron Prow Artspace

The Whitney Museum recently unveiled their life-size board cutout recreation of Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks" painting in the Flatiron Prow Artspace, the glass-walled,  ground floor exhibit space of the Flatiron Building. The painting is one of the most famous and beloved paintings in the world, and it features three people sitting in a 1940s diner which most likely never actually existed. It is possible that the painting was inspired by the Flatiron building because of the similarity in shape. The display of the recreation in the Flatiron Building is for promoting the ongoing exhibition called "Hopper Drawing" at the Whitney Museum. 

Tourism Slogan "It's More Fun In The Philippines" Hits The Streets of New York City

The latest campaign slogan of the Philippine Department of Tourism, "It's more fun in the Philippines" hits New York City. Spotted yesterday in the Flatiron District was a Dongbu Tour bus sporting the slogan and colorful photos of attractions in the Philippines. During the last Philippine Independence Day parade, there was also a colorful float for the campaign. The Department of Tourism is aggressively pushing the "It's more fun in the Philippines" slogan to the international community.

Mad. Sq. Eats

Mad. Sq. Eats returns this spring at Worth Square next to Madison Square Park in the Flatiron district. The event is a month-long food market bringing back food vendors including Roberta's, Bar Suzette, Resto, Sigmund Pretzelshop, Piccolo Cafe, P & H Soda Co., Eataly, Nunu Chocolates, and Calexico. The event runs from May 6th to June 3rd and is open 11am to 9pm everyday.

Broken Glass Art Installation by HU BING at the Flatiron Prow Art Space

Hu Bing’s new art installation called "Shattered Debris, Sheer Transformation" is currently on display in the Flatiron Prow Artspace, the triangular tip of the  the Flatiron Building towards 23rd Street between Broadway and Fifth Avenue. The installation is comprised of broken sake bottles hung from the ceiling, shards of automotive glass, iron, resin, cheesecloth draped chaise lounges and smashed windshields. Hu Bing's piece represents some of the anger and alienation that she experienced during the Cultural Revolution in Shanghai. She magically transforms something dangerous into something positive and beautiful. The broken glass also evokes the shock Hu felt on seeing car crashes outside her window in Williamsburg, where she first lived in New York. The display continues through June 2, 2012. The artist is on site on Tuesdays from 11 AM - 3 PM, according to the exhibit caption.

'Tis the Season for Kissing Under the Mistletoe in the Flatiron Pedestrian Plaza

A pair of live, 10-foot high, 30-inch round mistletoe was hung for two days (December 12-13) in the pedestrian plaza at 23rd Street and 5th Avenue near the Flatiron building. The event was a promotion for FindYourFaceMate.com, a dating site that uses facial recognition technology to help members find a mate. Kissing was encouraged under the mistletoe. For every kiss under the mistletoe, FindYourFaceMate.com will donate $1 to Operation Smile, an international charity that provides free reconstructive surgery for children with facial deformities such as cleft lip and cleft palate.

Flatiron Building Art: Miles Neidinger's "Everything We See Is Never Enough"

On display at the Sprint Store in the Flatiron Building is Kansas native Miles Neidinger' artwork called "Everything we see is never enough". The piece is made of twist ties, vinyl tape, yarn, cellophane paper and hair tinsel. This work is a commentary on consumerist excess , and is the first piece in Sprint's "Art in the Prow" series of installations in the Flatiron Building, which is located at 175 Fifth Avenue.

Antony Gormley's EVENT HORIZON: Nude Sculptures On Rooftops

These are some of rooftop installations of the 30 life-size iron cast sculptures by celebrated British artist, ANTONY GORMLEY in the Flatiron District of Manhattan. The sculptures were cast from his own body, and are currently on display along pathways and sidewalks of Madison Square Park, as well as the rooftops of many architectural icons in the area. The public art installation is presented by Mad. Sq. Art 2010, and runs through August 15. 

“I’m thrilled to be working with New York: people and place,” says artist Antony Gormley. “I don’t know what is going to happen, what it will look and feel like, but I want to play with the city and people’s perceptions. My intention is to get the sculptures as close to the edge of the buildings as possible. The field of the installation should have no defining boundary. The gaze is the principle dynamic of the work; the idea of looking and finding, or looking and seeking, and in the process perhaps re-assessing your own position in the world. So in encountering these peripheral things, perhaps one becomes aware of one’s status of embedment.”