Public Art & Exhibits

Fat Boy

By Leonard Ursachi

York Street at Adams Street

Fat Boy is one of Ursachi’s “bunker” sculptures. It contains three recessed, mirrored “windows”—referencing a bunker’s embrasures—but Ursachi based its form on a classical western cherub, or putto. Fat Boy’s title refers to the WWII atomic bombs, Little Boy and Fat Man. With its twin references to eros and war, Fat Boy speaks to the complexities of desire and violence. This sculpture was installed in October 2022, with support from NYC DOT Art, and is the first public artwork to grace the newly reconstructed York Street triangle.

Dumbo Walls: Love Mural

By Cey Adams

Prospect Street at Adams Street

Part of the “murals for the movement” trio produced by Street Theory Gallery, the two-walled “Love Mural” was painted in 2021. This is a project of the Downtown Brooklyn + Dumbo Art Fund, a partnership of Team Dumbo and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, as part of New York State’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative, with additional support from NYC DOT Art.

Dumbo Walls: Water Game

Designed by Masaki Hanahara, hand-painted by Colossal

108 Adams Street

Inspired by toy-maker Tomy Group’s nostalgic Water Game from 1970s Japan, Hanahara blends his Brooklyn inspiration with his Japanese heritage to design a mural artwork bursting with movement, color, and playful energy. Think of it as a visual ripple effect, where the structured beauty of traditional Japanese aesthetics collides with the bold dynamism of NYC. Swing by, snap a pic, and get lost in the Water Game flow.

Dumbo Walls: Stefan Sagmeister + Yuko Shimizu

Jay Street underpass, between York Street and Prospect Streets

Part of the original Dumbo Walls series, these YES murals were painted in 2012. the project was presented by Team Dumbo and Two Trees Management in partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation Urban Art Program (NYCDOT), Jonathan Levine Gallery, and the Wooster Collective.

Dumbo Walls: Massive Stampede

By Craig Anthony Miller

Adams Street between York Street and Prospect Street

CAM created a second mural in 2018 for the Dumbo Walls series, this time featuring his signature elephant and bird motifs.

Dumbo Walls: Always Be Mindful of Your Ability to Fly

By Craig Anthony Miller

Bar and Grill Park, York Street at Pearl Street

Part of the original Dumbo Walls series, this mural by CAM was painted in 2012. The project was presented by Team Dumbo and Two Trees Management in partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation Urban Art Program (NYCDOT), Jonathan Levine Gallery, and the Wooster Collective.

Dumbo Walls: Back to the Essence

By Victor “Mark27” Quinonez

195 Gold Street

Part of the “Murals for the Movement” trio produced by Street Theory Gallery, “Back to the Essence” was painted in 2021. This is a project of the Downtown Brooklyn and Dumbo Art Fund, a partnership of Team Dumbo and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, as part of New York State’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative, with additional support from NYC DOT Art.

Dumbo Walls: MOMO

York Street at Washington Street

Part of the original Dumbo Walls series, MOMO’s epic rainbow wall was painted in 2012. The project was presented by Team Dumbo and Two Trees Management in partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation Urban Art Program (NYCDOT), Jonathan Levine Gallery, and the Wooster Collective.

Dumbo Walls: Standing in the Gap

By Sophia Dawson

Front Street between Pearl and Adams Streets

Part of the “Murals for the Movement” trio produced by Street Theory Gallery, “Standing in the Gap” was painted in 2021. This is a project of the Downtown Brooklyn + Dumbo Art Fund, a partnership of Team Dumbo and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, as part of New York State’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative, with additional support from NYC DOT Art.

Dumbo Walls: Heritage I & II

By Apolo Torres

Pearl Street Underpass between York Street and Prospect Streets

Brazilian-based muralist Apolo Torres came to Dumbo in 2019, in partnership with Brasil Summerfest and NYC DOT Art.

Custom Shade Umbrellas

By Liz Collins

Umbrellas created in partnership with Sunbrella Archway Plaza. Team Dumbo commissioned Dumbo-based textile artist Liz Collins to create new shade umbrellas for Dumbo’s plazas. She partnered with Sunbrella to create custom fabrics. Enjoy them as you lounge in the newly renovated Dumbo Archway Plaza.

Brooklyn Bridge Park x Dumbo Barricade Art

By Acrylicize, Alexey Tishkin, Faye Harnest, Isa Marcello, Ji Yong Kim, Leysan Nigmatova, Mitzie Wong, Vanessa Alvarez Diaz, and Williams B Perez

Various locations throughout Brooklyn Bridge park and Dumbo

In summer 2023, Team Dumbo + Brooklyn Bridge Park unveiled the first cohort of barricade art covers. Eleven designs by nine artists were chosen from an open call for works. These works will be stationed throughout Brooklyn Bridge Park and Dumbo as placemaking in situ, as well as for street closures, at events, and other purposes. See all artworks here, and read about the artists in the press release here.

Watergate

By Casey Opstad

Dumbo Archway

For this mural, installed in 2013, Casey hand-painted 100,000 half-inch squares according to an eight-color schema inspired by the East River. The pixelated design is a nod to the digital designers of Dumbo and the wave-like motif transports onlookers straight to the Brooklyn waterfront, as if it is just beyond the gate. If all those pixelated squares were laid in a straight line, they would stretch for more than a mile!

Pedro’s Mural

By Craig Anthony Miller

73 Jay Street

CAM has had a long mural residency on Pedro’s – one of Dumbo’s oldest businesses! This new piece was painted in 2022.

Watertower

By Tom Fruin

20 Jay Street roof, viewable from the street

Ampersand

Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects

Corner of Jay Street and Front Street