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Giant Pod on Lenox Avenue is a planned temporary installation by artist team Montserrat Daubon and Pedro Villalta on the median of Lenox Ave. aka Malcolm X Blvd. just north of 124th St. in Harlem, NYC.  We are artists living and working in the neighborhood who want to see more public art happening in our community. 

We made a proposal to a local neighborhood association (the Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association)  who helped us approach the city for a permit.  Our project was approved by the Department of Transportation (DOT) under whose jurisdiction the median lies. Pod will be installed in early June of this year for a duration of 11 months.  Once installed we will have an opening ceremony and invite everyone in the community.  Time and date TBA...

Pod will be a hollow steel sculpture measuring 10' tall by 3' at its widest point mounted on a tiered series of steel plates.  It is rough in texture and highlighted with dripped bronze.  It is a simple and elegant organic shape that is going to look sensational at this scale and in this material. We chose this sight because of its proximity to a major thoroughfare and its narrowness will frame the work beautifully. 

The DOT gave us $1,000 toward this project.  We need funding for the balance of this project.  Your support will help to defray the following costs:

Metal                                         $2,000

Engineer's Report                     $1,500

Insurance                                  $  800

Installation/De-installation         $3,000

We chose to do a Kickstarter campaign because we liked that people get something for their involvement.   Check out our rewards!  Thank you so much for your time and your support!