Aaron Curry's 'Melt to Earth' Sculptures on Display in the Josie Robertson Plaza at Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center is currently exhibiting 14 large-scale abstract sculptures by visual artist Aaron Curry. "It could be an orgy, a dance, a play—I'm going to leave it up to the viewer," Aaron Curry said of installation. Called "Melt to Earth," this collection of 14 of Mr. Curry's abstract sculptures—some as high as 19 feet and as heavy as 1.2 tons—are on display at Lincoln Center's Josie Robertson Plaza until the end of January.

Alexandre Arrechea's Elastic Sculptures of Iconic New York City Buildings

Sculptures of iconic New York City buildings are on display along the Park Avenue Malls from 53rd Street to 67th Street in "No Limits," Cuban artist Alexandre Arrechea’s first ever public art exhibition in New York City. The monumental sculptures feature "elastic architecture as a metaphor for the challenges and opportunities of shifting conditions and new realities." The buildings represented in the exhibit include the Chrysler Building, Citicorp Center, Empire State Building, Flatiron Building, Helmsley Building, MetLife Building, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, Seagram Building, Sherry Netherland, and US Courthouse. The exhibit continues through June 9, 2013.

Columbia University Morningside Heights Campus

Columbia University was founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in New York state and the fifth oldest in the nation. In 1897, the university moved from 49th Street and Madison Avenue to its present location on Morningside Heights at 116th Street and Broadway. The Low Memorial Library is the architectural centerpiece of the neoclassical campus. The structure was named after the father of Seth Low, the university president when the campus moved. Built in the Roman classical style, it appears in the New York City Register of Historic Places. The building today houses the central administration offices and the visitors center. Above are some of the buildings and sculptures in the Mornigside Heights campus of the private Ivy League university.

Columbia University has two major campuses: the campus in Morningside Heights, and the modern Medical Center further uptown, in Washington Heights. The university is one of the top academic and research institutions in the U.S., conducting cutting-edge research in medicine, science, the arts, and the humanities. It includes three undergraduate schools, thirteen graduate and professional schools, and a school of continuing education. The university operates seven Columbia Global Centers overseas in Amman, Beijing,Istanbul, Paris, Mumbai, Santiago and Nairobi.

Notable Columbia University alumni include former President Theodore Roosevelt, founding father and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, President Barack Obama, former President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and one of the world's wealthiest people, Warren Buffet.

535 Madison Avenue and Jonathan Prince's Sculptures

This open space in midtown Manhattan features a landscape of 15 trees, seating mof 30 movable chairs and food service provided and maintained by the Madison Tower Associates. Open to the public, the space also showcases pieces of art such as those pictured above. The sculptures made of oxidized and stainless steel ("Southern Remnant" and "Bore Block") are created by Jonathan Prince.

Niki de Saint Phalle Sculptures on Park Avenue

Les Trois Graces, 1999

Miles Davis, 1999

Les Baigners, c. 1983

#23 Basketball Player, 1999 (Michael Jordan)

#19 Baseball Player, 1999

Grand Step Totem, 2001

The Nohra Haime Gallery presents a new site-specific installation of the signature sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle on Park Avenue from 52nd to 60th Streets. Ten sculptures made of polyester resin, with mosaics of ceramic, mirror, and stained glass tower above the crowds and traffic at as high as 16 feet tall and 13 feet wide. The internationally acclaimed artist’s sculptural nanas, totems, athletes, and jazz musicians are playful and dynamic, bringing new life to Park Avenue. This exhibition coincides with the ten year commemoration of Niki de Saint Phalle’s passing, celebrating the life and achievements of a monumental artist. Niki de Saint Phalle, born Catherine-Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle (29 October 1930 – 21 May 2002) was a French sculptor, painter, and film maker. The sculpture exhibition continues through November 15, 2012.

Yellow Tulips Enhance Rafael Barrios Sculptures on Park Avenue

Venezuelan artist Rafael Barrios' sculptures on the malls of Park Avenue now have some attention-grabbing company. The yellow tulips peeked a little early enhancing the beauty of the nine monumental sculptures. The yellow tulips are a Darwin hybrid and came from a nursery on Long Island. Barrios' sculptures appear to be three-dimensional at a distance, but are actually extremely thin, two-dimensional pieces of coated metal. As Barrios described, the sculptures are about “dislocating our perception in such a way that our mind’s eye will insist that you are seeing something that you are not.”