So the refurbished Tompkins Square Park basketball courts returned to public use on Monday after a multi-week closure ... and with a dedication ceremony featuring the collaborators — Glossier, a beauty website, Project Blackboard, the WNBA, artist Na Chainkua Reindorf and the Parks Department.
The Glossier Instagram account posted the two aerial shots here...
Here's more via Fast Company ... and Kyle Leahy, Glossier’s CEO:
Glossier didn’t just sponsor the art; it also paid to refurbish the court so it is more functional. It mended the nets and repainted the backboards. It also sponsored a women's league that uses this court regularly to practice, paying for all of their equipment. "We wanted these young women to realize that they are worthy of this investment."
The courts were last refurbished in the summer of 2015 with funding from YouTube.
That looks really cool, what an upgrade!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteAlthough I find them both nice, the green court looks more conducive to playing basketball - less visually distracting.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like it would distracting to me. Any players want to weigh in?
ReplyDeleteLet the tagging commence...........
ReplyDeletemoney well spent
ReplyDeleteThe distracting geometric design is inappropriate for the surface of a heavily used, recreational basketball court. But it looks great to tourists, and as an improvement to the view from any penthouses that happen to be for sale nearby.
ReplyDeleteThe pool is my fave part of the photo
ReplyDeleteLeave it to the EVGrumps to take joy out of a very cool art installation on a public basketball court!
ReplyDelete"While I don't play basketball myself, I will assume those who play basketball don't like it".
Nice to see something positive going on in the hood!
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ReplyDeleteI was admiring the pool as well ... and the rectangle of muck...
I play basketball there and I don't like it, it's true, it's distracting and not needed. it's basically an ad for glossier and the other companies, they get to blast it out on their social media and put their logos in the park. I don't know why the city agrees to all this corporate crap.
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