Get ready for the city’s wildest musical art experiment starting Monday — 60 pianos stationed in public spaces around the five boroughs that any passerby can play.
British artist Luke Jerram, who dreamed up the idea in London in 2008, said the New York version will be the largest ever.
“We want to reach a broad and diverse audience,” he said. “You could easily put them in the wealthiest parts of the city and there wouldn’t be any problems. It’s good to take a few risks.”
Pianos are being placed for two weeks in such unlikely locales as the Coney Island Boardwalk and the Grand Concourse between 144th and 149th Streets in The Bronx. Most, however, will be in Manhattan. The complete list is at nyc.gov.
Jerram said the pianos are intended to “break down social barriers. There are lots of invisible communities that people occupy, such as bus stations and train stations, where people just don’t talk to one another. So the pianos are there to get people talking.”