Wi-Fi kiosks connect communities with art
Soho after a storm, seen on a free Wi-Fi kiosk in Midtown.
Say what you want about the city’s
three-year-old LinkNYC Wi-
Fi program, but one thing is for
sure: Those kiosks have gotten a lot
better looking lately.
That’s largely because of the #ArtOnLink
program.
While the 1,770 hotspot monoliths
are all about closing the digital divide in
New York (and, let’s face it, also about
displaying ads), they’re now also about
connecting communities with art.
In short, LinkNYC has become a
platform for local creators to showcase
their unique work celebrating life in the
city, or as a press release for the program
puts it, “inserting bursts of art
into our daily lives on the go.”
As a result, through the #ArtOnLink
PHOTOS BY BOB KRASNER
program, a rotation of local art is being
displayed on LinkNYC’s 55-inch
displays, “creating a new digital canvas
throughout the fi ve boroughs.” The
work shown on the street structures
ranges from architectural illustrations
to augmented reality to “humorous
how-tos.” But all of the work is supposed
to “tie back to what makes New
York, New York.”
This paper’s Bob Krasner had some
of his stunning art photos in rotation
on LinkNYC last week while other
shots by the East Villager lensman are
showing on the kiosks this week. Some
examples are shown on this page.
The Link networks in Philadelphia
and Newark have also run art.
Lincoln Anderson
The Flatiron Building seen on a
kiosk on E. 12th St.
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One of Bob Krasner’s photos on a
LinkNYC kiosk on First Ave. in the
East Village this week. The cloud
really was that color, he said.
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