From 2000-2003, exhibitions in Madison Square Park were organized by the Madison Square Park Conservancy and the Public Art Fund.

October 19-31, 2000
Tony Oursler
The Influence Machine
mixed media

Tony Oursler’s The Influence Machine, installed at Madison Square Park, captured voices and images of ghosts, both contemporary and historical, creating a seance experience that recalled 19th-century sound and light projections.

May 31-September 30, 2001
Teresita Fernandez
Bamboo Cinema
acrylic tubing

Teresita Fernandez’s installation Bamboo Cinema created new views of Madison Square Park by luring visitors into an eight-foot tall plexi-glass “bamboo” labyrinth that perforated the surroundings much like a slow-moving film strip.

May 31-September 30, 2001
Navin Rawanchaikul
Taxi
mixed media

Navin Rawanchaikul’s Taxi project included comic book, taxi tents, benches and a food stand, all of which depict a collage of stories Rawanchaikul collected from New York taxi drivers.

May 31-September 30, 2001
Tobias Rehberger
Tsutsumu N.Y.
mixed media

Tobias Rehberger’s Tsutsumu N.Y. was a scenic Japanese garden that merged landscape, art, and an unnatural weather pattern to create a surprising installation.

July 12-October 31, 2002
Dalziel + Scullion
Voyager
cast alluminum

Scottish artist duo Dalziel + Scullion made their New York debut with Voyager, three two-person expedition tents of cast aluminum.

July 12-October 31, 2002
Dan Graham
Bisected Triangle, Interior Curve
glass

Graham created a sleek two-room, walk-in pavilion of two-way reflective glass. Graham has become internationally famous for his pavilions, which he has created for parks all over the world.

July 12-October 31, 2002
Mark Dion
Urban Wildlife Observation Unit
multi-media installation

Mark Dion’s long-standing interest in environmental issues led him to create Urban Wildlife Observation Unit, a construction urban ecological center that allowed park visitors to reexamine their surroundings by taking a closer look at the natural environment in Madison Square Park.

June 26-October 31, 2003
Wim Delvoye
Gothic
corten steel

In Wim Delvoye’s Gothic, devine merged with secular, past met present and ornament overcame functionality. In his life-sized replicas of Caterpillar excavators, Delvoye juxtaposed medieval craftmanship with machine-age technology.