NYC Key to the City Project
The Key to the City is a free public art project in New York by Paul Ramírez Jonas. The artist gives out keys which opens various doors and gates throughout the city. Pretty great idea!
The artist statement, from the website.
For centuries, the key to the city has been used to honor a city’s heroes and visiting dignitaries. Now, artist Paul Ramírez Jonas has created a Key to the City that is not only a symbolic award, but also a functional key—opening spaces across all five boroughs of New York City. This Key to the City is intended for everyday citizens, who will award one another the key for reasons large and small. Once in hand, the key launches a citywide exploration of back doors, front gates, community gardens, graveyards, and museums that suggests that the city is a series of spaces that are either locked or unlocked.
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Keys can be picked up on Broadway between 43rd and 44th Streets.
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