One seldom stops to consider the art of event banners, but this design was executed particularly well. Note that the gradiations of contrasting cool colors mimic the concave and convex reflections created by a gigantic, polished stainless steel disc.
Note, too, the foliage. With or without special public art installations, Channel Gardens (so named because it occupies a slot between French and British edifices) is always enticingly, seasonally planted and well tended.
About the event:
Anish Kapoor (Indian/British, b. 1954)
Sky Mirror, 2006
Polished stainless steel
Diam. 35 feet
Channel Gardens, Rockefeller Center, New York
Dates of installation: September 19 - October 27, 2006
Organized by: Public Art Fund
Hosted by: Tishman Speyer
Find it at: The eastern end of Rockefeller Center's Channel Gardens Promenade, on Fifth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets.
