Big Apple sculpture (Bella Abzug Park and Dante Park, 2021-2022)
“Big Apple” is a sculpture by Canadian designer Felix Marzell that was in Bella Abzug Park (Hudson Yards) from October 13, 2021 until September 12, 2022. People can sit in the apple.
In December 2022, the Big Apple structure was moved to Dante Park at Lincoln Center.
NYC Parks
Felix Marzell, BIG APPLE
October 13, 2021 to September 12, 2022
Bella Abzug Park, Manhattan
Please note: This is a past exhibit that is no longer installed in the park.
Description:
Sitting in the Apple, users will be able to enjoy a 360-degree view of their surroundings at all times. Since the arrival of Covid-19, citizens have taken to the streets and local parks more frequently to get their daily exercise and enjoy a change of scenery. This Apple is BIG on ensuring that distancing measures are maintained while participants enjoy their urban discoveries. Not only is the modern cutout slices design airy, but the space also allows for only one family or couple at a time in the core.
This exhibition is presented by Hudson Yards Hells Kitchen Alliance .
Kid on the Town
WORLD OF MARZELL’S BIG APPLE, MUSICAL TREE & MUSIC BOX
World of Marzell’s Big Apple, Musical Tree & Music Box
Dante Park
FREE
Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
Dante Park hosts three interactive installations by DIX au carré and urban art designer Felix Marzell. Take a break inside the Big Apple. Crank the handle and sing along to some all-time festive classics karaoke-style with The Music Box. Take center stage, follow the notes, and play Jingle Bells for all to hear at a Musical Tree.
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6:24 PM · Oct 4, 2021
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It arrived! The #BigApple in #BellaAbzugPark #FelixMarzell @_HudsonYardsNYC
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2:02 PM · Oct 13, 2021
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The streets of New York are always in constant flux — and so is the art. Over at Hudson Yards, BIG APPLE an interactive apple-shaped sculpture by artist artist Félix Marzel.
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1:35 PM · Dec 29, 2021 from New York, NY
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JANUARY 13, 2022
Big Apple
Urban furniture
New York, 2021
How it all started
Thanks to:
Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance
Amazon
The Quebec delegation in NYC
& the whole team of @dixaucarre for making it real
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#HYHKArts #ArtInParks #bigapple #newyorkart #newyorkpublicart #nycbids #newyork #apple #mobilier #banc #bench #pomme#urbanfurniture #urbandesign #cooldesign #fun #montreal #montrealdesign #artinstallation #wm #funinnature #artist #
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Big Apple - Bella Abzug Park - NYC
Beth Frank @farbav
Jan 29, 2022 BELLA ABZUG PARK
A visit to Bella Abzug Park in Hells Kitchen/Hudson Yards to see the Big Apple by designer Félix Marzell. The Big Apple is on view through September 12, 2022. https://www.nycgovparks.org/art/art928
Untapped Cities—New York
17 BRAND NEW PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS IN NYC JUNE 2022
IRENE MADRIGAL
43. The Big Apple at Bella Abzug Park
Big Apple bench art installation
Presented by DIX2, Big Apple is a temporary public art installation in Bella Abzug Park in Hell’s Kitchen. Created by designer Felix Marzell, Big Apple will serve as a new meeting place in the heart of the bustling city, with benches inside allowing visitors to sit within the wooden structure. Whether alone or in a group, Big Apple makes for a perfect spot to come together and create new shared stories and experiences.
On view for through September 2022, Big Apple‘s structure is made of various layers of coated plywood fixed around a central axis with each wooden wedge being designed to create one seat once assembled. The sculpture is presented by the Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance with support from NYC Parks and funding from the Québec Government Office in New York and Amazon NYC.
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#Felix #Marzell, #BIG #APPLE October 13, 2021 to September 12, 2022 Bella #Abzug #Park, #Manhattan Description: Sitting in the Apple, users will be able to enjoy a 360-degree view of their #surroundings at all times
1:16 AM · Aug 18, 2022
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Lights Up on Lincoln Square to Launch in December
November 28, 2022, 5:59.08 pm ET
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New to this year’s holiday programming is the installation of “The Big Apple, A Musical Tree and Music Box,” created by DIX au carré and Canadian-based urban art designer Felix Marzell. It will be located at the northern tip of Dante Park and will allow families can crank the handle and sing along to traditional holiday classics with a karaoke-style kick. At the southern end of Dante Park is another new musical tree created by Marzell that will allow families to become musicians themselves and play Jingle Bells for all to hear.
Gotta Love New York
The Big Apple
May 11, 2023
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And here is a really fun public art installation that actually has a bench on the inside for people to sit on. The picture below is from Lincoln Center, and I have seen this at Hudson Yards in the past as well –