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Artist Stephen Glassman was commissioned by The Durst Organization (TDO) to create a piece to adorn the facade of Via 57 West, Bjarke Ingels Group's (BIG) first mixed-use residence building in New York City. To bring his vision to life, Glassman and his studio collaborated with Trojan Powder Coating on the custom color palette for this architectural project. The installation, Flows Two Ways, which was conceived and designed by Glassman, measures at an impressive 60 by 60 feet, and marks his first per- manent, largescale artwork in New York. Inspired by the Hudson River's Native American name and meaning—Muh- hekunnetuk, the river that flows both ways—Flows Two Ways artfully show- cases the strong connection and symbiosis between the city and the water. This inspiration informed the sculpture's palette, which showcases a mixture of bright and earthy tones of blues, greys, yellow, and black that appear to change as the sun moves. Trojan Powder Coating created and applied the custom shades, coating the aluminum, steel, and metal tubing the sculpture is comprised of, including 35 interlocking aluminum panels, nearly 400 sixty-foot pipe clusters rolled and flowing in three axes, and faceted metal boulders. Trojan Powder Coating Bayshore, New York To find out more about this project, contact Trojan at 631/968-5040 or visit www.trojanpowder.com. If you would like to feature your architectural powder coating project in a future photospread, contact Alicia Tyznik, editor, at atyznik@cscpub.com. 16 POWDER COATING, August 2017