Art at Andaz

Andaz 5^th Avenue features a rotation of artist installation in its 5^th Avenue Gallery, offering NYC artists visibility on one of Manhattan’s most iconic streets and celebrating the variety of talent and creativity.

Pop-Up Tattoo Studio

August – November 2023 | Macondo Brooklyn

Brooklyn-based collective, Macondo, partnered with Andaz 5^th Avenue to create a pop-up tattoo studio in the hotel’s street-level gallery space from August to November. Jon Gòmez, the studio’s founder, noted that “tattoo is one of the few art forms that is readily available to the public, unlike most ‘highbrow’ art which exists in spaces that feel, or are, inaccessible to a majority of people. This installation [aimed] to displace the traditional notion of what kinds of spaces tattoo inhabits and fold as many people, from as many backgrounds as possible, into this world.” Macondo welcomed guests and passers-by at Flash Tattoo Happy Hours, offering quick applications of pre-determined designs by its talented artists. Macondo also hosted classes (partly sponsored by the hotel) for emerging tattooists looking to refine their skill and style.

Andaz 5th Avenue Macondo Pop Up Tattoo Studio

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Passage

April – July 2023 | Field Studies Flora

Alex Crowder, an American florist and champion of local, sustainable agriculture, recognized the severe environmental harm and destructive cycle of waste caused by her industry. With rapid, episodic demand akin to fast fashion, the trade has succumbed to an unsustainable model. Ushering blooms from field to vase within three to five days exacts a heavy toll, begetting excessive pollutants, substantial water use, and heavy carbon. In Passage, Crowder adorned the facade with an evolving arrangement bearing testimony to her values, incorporating even the maligned Barberry, an “invasive species” undergoing eradication efforts by local land stewards. By stripping the thorny bark of the bush to expose its neon yellow glow underneath, Crowder demonstrates that beauty is a matter of perspective.

Andaz 5th Avenue Passage Field Studies Flora Detail

Andaz 5th Avenue Field Studies Flora Facade

Andaz 5th Avenue Passage Field Studies Flora

Andaz 5th Avenue Passage Field Studies Flora Side

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Once Upon Our Time

June 2022 – April 2023 | Edward Granger

Edward Granger’s intricate, geometric abstractions dance across the façade of the hotel. The flat-tinted colorful shapes that compose the tectonic pattern travel across the walls, leading the viewer inside and to the 5th Avenue-facing window. The Brooklyn-based artist arrays shapes across architecture to break with the formal structure of the canvas and induce playful movement. Inside, visitors can peer through the mural onto a fragmented view of the New York Public Library. Transparent multicolored shards of plexiglass hang overhead, echoing the geometries on the walls, and the pink neon rose appears to be the fractal’s final iteration. For Granger, Once Upon Our Time is “an homage to the city’s grid design, bold façades, flashing lights, rich cultural diversity, and queer communities.”

Andaz 5th Avenue Gallery Installation Rose

Andaz 5th Avenue Gallery Installation Window

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Permanent Collection

Elevator Murals - Students of the New York High School for Art & Design

Each guest floor features a unique mural painted on the elevator banks. Students from New York City’s High School for Art and Design painted the story of New York through their unique observations. Guests will watch the city come alive as they visit each floor; experience the bright lights of Times Square or observe a young couple falling in love on the subway.

Lobby Murals - Carlos Capelán

Past the Front Desk are two 14-foot acrylic murals by Carlos Capelán displayed on opposite sides of the lounge. Both murals are vividly different, yet remarkably similar. The first mural represents the magnitude and explosiveness of New York. Its vermilion color glows like fire and lights up the lounge with the energy and force that is midtown Manhattan.

The second black and white mural introduces a softer side of the city. The figures in the painting are in constant communication with each other; representing how the New York Public Library presents us with a basis for knowledge that knows no boundaries, and a universal language and understanding that is New York City.

If I held you any closer, I would be on the other side - Nick Hornby

Upon entering the lobby guests are greeted by a white, eight-foot-high marble and resin sculpture. At first glance one may see a modernist sculpture, but the true meaning quickly unfolds as it is “read.” Nick Hornby’s sculpture anchoring the lounge of Andaz 5th Avenue incorporates a total of six silhouettes taken from the midtown locale of Andaz 5th Avenue.

In-Suite Photography - Curated by Indie Walls

Suites at Andaz 5^th Avenue feature unique scenes of the city, showcasing city landmarks and New York moments through each photographer’s lens. No photograph is duplicated, so every suite offers a new perspective.

Stop and Smell The Rose - Edward Granger

Once the focal point of Granger’s installation entitled “Once Upon Our Time,” the neon rose has become a permanent fixture of the hotel, illuminating the staircase leading to The Bar Downstairs and Kitchen.