12ft "plus-size black lady" bronze statue put up in the middle of Times Square

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If there was ever a reason to trek to Times Square, this is it: a massive, 12-foot tall bronze sculpture of a young woman by figurative artist Thomas J. Price was just installed in the area, on the north side of Duffy Square on Broadway and 46th Street facing 47th Street. It will be on display through June 17.

The public art piece is part of a series called "Grounded in the Stars," which "confronts preconceived notions of identity and representation," according to Times Square's website.

Anchored by a wide base, the woman in Grounded with the Stars invites passersby to gawk and engage—standing in stark contrast to Duffy Square’s two other permanent statues, both of men. Unlike those, she wears everyday clothes, her stance a subtle nod to Michelangelo’s David.

The statue of the woman was woven from observations, images and open calls that happened across New York, Los Angeles and London.

Alongside the massive sculpture, passerby should on the lookout for another work by Price, this one on display across the neighborhood's screens. "Man Series," stop-motion animations set to play on billboards nightly in May, also involves a sculptural installation that "foregrounds the intrinsic value of the individual and amplifies traditionally marginalized bodies on a monumental scale."

“Times Square stands as an iconic symbol and site of convergence, uniting people from all walks of life, individual stories and experiences intersecting on a global platform," said Price in an official statement. "The intention of my public works is to become part of the place they inhabit and its physical, material history, as well as the visitors that pass through and around the location, no matter how fleeting. I hope 'Grounded in the Stars' and 'Man Series' will instigate meaningful connections and bind intimate emotional states that allow for deeper reflection around the human condition and greater cultural diversity.”

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