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The Bower, a new installation by Studio Elsa Ponce, MPS Creative Enterprise Leadership (Design Management) ’17, was commissioned by the NYC DOT Art program as part of this year’s Summer Streets. “Over the past few years, my work has centered on creating spaces of care and belonging,” said Ponce. “The Bower continues that exploration through something both simple and essential: shade.” Throughout the day, people will be invited to contribute to a collective chalk mural, “reflecting on what shade means to New Yorkers and why it is becoming an essential form of care, comfort, and safety in our warming city.”