Giant, beautiful soccer balls are popping up around New York City

‘The Art of The Game’ celebrates the World Cup through monumental soccer ball–shaped sculptures.

Tomokazu Matsuyama at Columbus Circle [Photo: Alyssa Ki/courtesy ARTS 14C]

BY María José Gutiérrez Chávez

From joining a stranger to cheer on a team to sharing a bench when admiring a painting, there are few things that bring people together quite like art and sports. Now, as the World Cup begins, both forces are coming together in a public sculpture installation across New York and New Jersey.

Titled The Art of The Game, the exhibition consists of sculptures by 23 internationally renowned artists like Futura 2000, Hank Willis Thomas, and Taína H. Cruz. Each figure........

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