1114 First Avenue

1114 First Avenue | New York, NY

Situated on the east side of Manhattan surrounded by a confluence of major medical centers and teaching hospitals, this eight-story, 41,664-square-foot building is home to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Rockefeller University. Located on the northeast corner of 61st Street and First Ave, two blocks from the Queensboro Bridge hub, 1114 First Avenue features prominent retail on the ground floor. When this retail location became vacant, Art Assets was hired to bring attention to the space in a creative and unique way. We brought in respected street artist Aakash Nihalani to devise an art intervention that would draw eyes…

Riverfront Office Park

Riverfront Office Park | Cambridge, MA

Artist’s Statement: Aakash Nihalani My street work consists mostly of isometric rectangles and squares. I selectively place these graphics around New York to highlight the unexpected contours and elegant geometry of the city itself. All execution of a piece is done on site with little to no planning. For however briefly, I am trying to offer people a chance to step into a different New York than they are used to seeing, and in turn, momentarily escape from routine schedules and lives. We all need the opportunity to see the city more playfully, as a world dominated by the interplay…