The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership will be responsible for ongoing maintenance of the work. UAP Polich Tallix then used multiple fine art bronze casting processes to create the sculpture, which subsequently received a patina finish and was transported from their facilities directly to the installation site.
The artist worked closely with UAP Polich Tallix, located in Rock Tavern, New York throughout the fabrication of “Unity.” The foundry was provided with a 3D file of the artwork, which was then milled into 10-pound foam patterns. Let it also call us to walk the path collectively toward success, growth, and enhanced unity.” As Brooklynites, I encourage us to view this new landmark as a renewal of that Brooklyn pride which we carry daily. “With over 2 million people shaping the culture and vibrancy of our great borough, I am so delighted that Hank Willis Thomas’s ‘Unity’ sculpture lives in Downtown Brooklyn, to remind us of the importance of togetherness, persistence and possibility. “Brooklyn is a borough of history, character and distinction,” said City Council Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo. The large-scale sculpture of a bronze arm pointing toward the sky is intended to convey to a wide audience a myriad of ideas about individual and collective identity, ambition, and perseverance.” “The spirit of Brooklyn has always been about upward mobility and connection to roots.
“This sculpture is an homage to and celebration of the unique and multi-faceted character of the borough of Brooklyn,” said artist Hank Willis Thomas.
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We are thrilled to join our partners at DDC and DOT to install this instantly iconic work of public art.” “With ‘Unity,’ Hank Willis Thomas captures a huge range of meaning with a simple form, conveying a sense of uplift, hope, and a little bit of Brooklyn attitude at this prominent site. “Works of public art shape and define open spaces across New York City,” said Kendal Henry, Director of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs’ Percent for Art program. “The Tillary Street reconstruction projects will also calm traffic and add pedestrian space, making the area safer and more inviting to pedestrians and keeping with Mayor de Blasio’s Vision Zero goals.” “Many DDC projects include a ‘Percent for Art’ component as a way to beautify our urban environment,” said DDC Commissioner Lorraine Grillo. A crane lowers “Unity” into place on Tillary Street in Brooklyn
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