Creative Time's Duke Riley LED Pigeon Performance in Brooklyn Navy Yard

Duke Riley's Fly By Night performances illuminated the Brooklyn Navy Yard over six summer weeks, featuring thousands of pigeons with LED lights on their legs flying in synchronized formations at dusk. Creative Time, the nonprofit organization behind these accessible public art events, is led by executive director Katie Hollander and artistic director Nato Thompson. Beyond crowd-pleasing spectacles, Creative Time maintains a serious political and social engagement through Creative Time Reports, a digital platform where artists share perspectives on global affairs. The organization also hosts the annual Creative Time Summit, which this year will convene in Washington, DC to discuss grassroots movements including Black Lives Matter. These initiatives demonstrate Creative Time's dual commitment to public spectacle and substantive political discourse through artistic practice.