Battery Park is one of those places you tend to avoid in the City due to the overcrowding of tourists, painted statue of liberty breakdancers and $5 hot dog stands. If you end up in the park thought, take a look around at some of the impressive public art and sculptures on display year-round.
As the line between street art and public art continues to blur, we find ourselves increasingly intrigued by the range of public art that surfaces in NYC parks. What follows is a sampling of what we’ve captured these past few months in Battery Park.
Check out the original article on Street Art NYC for more.
![German sculptor Fritz Koenig, the Sphere, the sole surviving artwork from the grounds of the original World Trade Center](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/3d36249c61ee8c303ee6c49c562c62f6/elements/21849d653af3864eeb2ab895950d619d/xl/717952d9-fdf4-488e-ae1e-df984f0ca648_2x.jpg)
![Ned Smyth, The Upper Room, close-up](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/ba6b0846898dd419b9bd0d8b2f939f29/elements/cd81f52fdeecefe9968417600ebd304f/xl/50de9546-c6fa-4737-b585-82126145dd7f_2x.jpg)
![British artist Tony Cragg, Resonating Bodies (one of two bronze sculptures resembling giant musical instruments)](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/440c596cb908cbb5f538fe377bf8f9b7/elements/83b50f9c9df357355d8537340a1ad562/xl/71db7fe8-9345-46e0-bc7a-2376f4b348ce_2x.jpg)
![Jim Dine, The Ape & Cat (at the Dance)](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/9457a02f5676db1c34f1abc177d41146/elements/981bf8bcc5fcb22b2736b08fc540ff35/xl/a65febe9-d0f9-4a0a-8c20-4b045b2be252_2x.jpg)
![Constance Mallinson, Souvenir (fragment) for the Cool Globes traveling exhibition](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/e4a39463873f9bdb2b5069dc3d63e928/elements/d83056f2144b061a63914fc68ecfab06/xl/3ff9daec-7e34-4a33-8151-62a4d1dc0932_2x.jpg)
![Nancy L Steinmeyer First We Scream, Then We Are for the Cool Globes traveling exhibition](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/596fbb53764a793258d0da5572f996dd/elements/560a92e7ab984e9ef45686cda6f90022/xl/4bcae485-332d-46e6-8442-ad0cb1ba48b8_2x.jpg)
via Street Art NYC
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