Street Theater

Yellow chairs, arranged in 7 rows of 7, were positioned on a plaza in Times Square where visitors were invited to sit and view the spectacle of the neighborhood. The precise spacing of the chairs as they were arranged each morning mimicked theater seating with Times Square as the stage. The rearrangement of the chairs throughout the course of the day became a performance about how people shape public space to suit their needs. With their taxicab yellow paint, the chairs re-manifested taxis back onto this Broadway pedestrian plaza.

Bade Stageberg Cox is an award-winning architecture office based in New York City and led by principals Tim Bade, Jane Stageberg and Martin Cox. The firm has been recognized for its approach to the design of spaces for culture and the arts, with projects ranging from temporary interventions and art installations to designs for nonprofits, galleries and museums.

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