Martin Puryear adds some bling to Madison Square Park

Big Bling (2016), a monolithic sculpture by the American artist Martin Puryear that was installed this month in Madison Square Park, is “an ode New York City that symbolises its quintessential urban energy”, the artist said during a talk at the School Visual Arts on 25 May.
The 40ft-tall sculpture, on view until 8 January 2017, is a multi-tiered construction created from treated plywood wrapped in chain-link fencing with a 22-carat gold-leaf shackle anchored near its highest peak. T