The Wall (SoHo)

It was part of the building that stands at 599 Broadway until 2002 when the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) gave the owners permission to take it down so the interior wall could be repaired.

It consists of "42 aluminum bars bolted to 42 steel braces, painted green against a blue background"[2] and takes up 3/4 of the building's wall that it resides on.

The piece was originally commissioned to "cover existing architectural scars" from when Houston Street was widened at the expense of an adjoining building.

US District Court Judge Deborah Batts threw out the initial defense by the owners that the wall was an infringement of their First Amendment rights.

[5] In April 2007, the City and owners announced a deal whereby the exterior of the building would be increased by 30 feet, so that the artwork could be installed higher, allowing for street level advertising space.