#governors-island Stories

ART

A Colossal Ship-Like Artwork Evoking America’s Slave Trade

For his first public artwork, renowned conceptual artist Charles Gaines mounts a giant installation

ARCHITECTURE

Governors Island May Receive a Climate Research Center

A sprawling complex by WXY would revitalize the island’s underused waterfront—and may be what...

Urban Space

How Leslie Koch Transformed Governors Island

After 10 years leading the island’s development, Koch prepares her final contribution to the...

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DESIGN DISPATCH

Real-Estate and Art Development Ray Sets Its Sights on Nashville, and Other News

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DESIGN DISPATCH

A New Restaurant from Hauser & Wirth’s Founders is Coming to New York, and Other News

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DESIGN DISPATCH

A Renovated Wing Opens at I.M. Pei’s Everson Museum of Art, and Other News

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Hank Willis Thomas Will Create a Gun Violence Memorial in Boston, and Other News

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Theaster Gates and Leonora Carrington Will Headline Frieze Sculpture, and Other News

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