art is everywhere!

So I found myself on the corner of Front Street and Old Slip, and discovered a temporary display of sculpture. Gillie and Marc's Statutes for Equality.  

From the website:

Gillie and Marc’s Statues for Equality aim to balance gender representation in public art, and honor women’s contributions to society. Gender inequality is among the most critical issues facing the world today.

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In New York City, less than 3% of statues are female, with Sydney and London following suit with 4% and 3% respectively. In fact, there are more statues called John in the UK than there are of historical women.

Gillie and Marc are on a mission to even out these statistics, starting by creating 10 larger than life statues of inspirational women which were unveiled at RXR Realty’s 1285 Avenue of the Americas, NYC on Women’s Equality Day: August 26th, 2019, in New York City. These powerful women were voted for by the public and include; Oprah Winfrey, P!nk, Nicole Kidman, Jane Goodall, Cate Blanchett, Tererai Trent, Janet Mock, Tracy Dyson, Cheryl Strayed and Gabby Douglas.

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They are now currently on display outside 32 Old Slip, NYC

I had to take a few photos: