For the summer 1978 debut of Art on the Beach, Creative Time moved outdoors to a sandy landfill site slotted to eventually become Battery Park City. The empty tract of land was a choice location due to the grandeur that framed it: the Hudson River, the Lower Manhattan skyline, and the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.

Sprawling sand dunes, covered with natural vegetation, provided a feeling of being far from the city while actually remaining in its midst.

Photograph by Redmond A. Simonsen

Multiple Artists

Art on the Beach 1

Manhattan

1978