Times Square (Neuhaus)
''Times Square'', often referred to as ''the hum''Meier, AllisonA Hidden Times Square Sound Installation Returns to Full Hum Hyperallergic. May 19, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2020. or the ''Times Square Hum'',Meier, AllisonThree Important Manhattan Public Artworks That Often Go Overlooked Hyperallergic. August 4, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2020. is a permanent sound art installation created by Max Neuhaus in Times Square in New York City. Originally installed in 1977, it was removed in 1992 and reinstalled in 2002. It is maintained by the Dia Art Foundation, who consider it one of the eleven locations and sites they manage. History Max Neuhaus was a contemporary music maker and artist credited with being the first person to use sound as their primary medium in contemporary art. ''Times Square'' was one of a grouping of sound art pieces he created throughout the 1970s in public places in New York City. Other works from the same time period include ''Walkthrough'', in what is now Jay S ...
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Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street. Together with adjacent Duffy Square, Times Square is a bowtie-shaped space five blocks long between 42nd and 47th Streets. Brightly lit at all hours by numerous digital billboards and advertisements as well as businesses offering 24/7 service, Times Square is sometimes referred to as "the Crossroads of the World", "the Center of the Universe", "the heart of the Great White Way", “the Center of the Entertainment Universe”, and "the heart of the world". One of the world's busiest pedestrian areas, it is also the hub of the Broadway Theater District and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. Times Square is one of the world's most visited tourist attractions, drawing an estimated 50 million visitors annually. Approximately 330,000 people ...
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