The innovative “Portal” art installation connecting New York City and Dublin with a 24/7 live video feed has been temporarily shut down due to a surge of “inappropriate behavior” within a week of its debut.
The street exhibit, meant to celebrate human connection through art and technology, was installed on May 8 in New York City’s Flatiron South Public Plaza at Broadway, Fifth Avenue, and 23rd Street. It opened in tandem with an identical sister Portal that graced the streets of Dublin, Ireland.
The Dublin iteration of the installation faced the city’s O’Connell Street, while the one in New York City sat comfortably next to the Flatiron Building.