ZERO NUKES

In the middle of Times Square is Pedro Reyes’s "ZERO NUKES," a 30-foot-tall inflatable sculpture that aims to bring people together to address nuclear threat. On view through May 24, the sculpture will serve as a stage for public programs and events designed to spotlight the voices of activists, artists, scientists, and community organizations in the anti-nuclear field, and drive conversations around non-proliferation and disarmament. The program, "Amnesia Atómica" is curated by Pedro Alonzo, who specializes in ambitious artworks in public spaces. The piece itself focuses on the “zero” as a graphic, visual, and conceptual element common to all languages. The structure stands as a symbol of global unity for a single non-controversial cause: to avoid the destruction of life on earth.