BSE didn\u2019t release images or much details of the new sculpture called \u201cWave,\u201d but described it this way:<\/p>\n
As viewers move through the space, these shifting sequences register differently from each vantage point, producing a sensation of cresting movement that is never fixed but constantly in flux. Serving as both a dynamic focal point and an experiential threshold, Wave transforms the atrium into a dynamic field of light, motion, and perception<\/p>\n
Sze\u2019s most prominent work in the New York area is her \u201cShorter than the Day,\u201d<\/a> another airborne sculpture at LaGuardia\u2019s Terminal B, featuring 1,500 photos of the New York sky, arranged from dawn, to midday, to dusk.<\/p>\n The atrium will also feature other aesthetic changes, led by the 360-degree LED wall, and a redesign of the lobby.<\/p>\n The arena\u2019s ticketing box office will be reduced and reshaped. With fewer people buying tickets at the arena, it will become the arena\u2019s \u201cticket resolution and guest services hub.\u201d<\/p>\n Art will be a theme of the overall renovation. Outside on the Oculus, \u201cArt on the Hour\u201d will present a new digital art series, in partnership with Barclays Bank. The program will present 60-second works on the Oculus screen at the top of each hour, each by a single artist each month. That program will debut next month.<\/p>\n Nearby on Ticketmaster Plaza, Brooklyn-native Kambui Olujimi,<\/a> will present \u201cWe Always Have Room For One More,\u201d a group of seven bronze historical and fictional characters playing the local street game Skelly<\/a><\/p>\n At the new American Express entrance and lounge on Flatbush Avenue, there will be two large scale paintings by Rashid Johnson<\/a> and Mark Bradford <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe artists in this program aren\u2019t simply participants, they have helped us consider and ultimately realize how we create space for art in public life,\u201d said Clara Wu Tsai, the vice-chairman of BSE and sponsor of various other art installations in the past, Among other things, she has shepherded the \u201cYou Belong Here\/We Belong Here\u201d video sculpture above the Barclays Center subway entrance and \u201cThe Liberty Portraits: A Monument to the 2024 Champions,\u201d the plaza photo installation honoring the 2024 WNBA champion New York Liberty<\/p>\n \u201cBrooklyn has one of the greatest concentrations of creative talent anywhere in the world, and Barclays Center is one of its busiest transit points. This program places art in dialogue with the architecture and daily rhythm of the plaza, redefining what a sports arena can be for fans, players, and the public.\u201d<\/p>\n The new Amex entrance will provide direct access to the main concourse and, via a grand staircase, the suite level. The lounge includes \u201cAmerican Express-inspired\u201d artwork, a full private bar with specialty cocktails for purchase, and panoramic views overlooking Flatbush Ave., 5th Ave., and the main atrium.<\/p>\n Earlier this year<\/a>, BSE also announced a redesign for the event-level space that once housed the Calvin Klein and Qatar Airways lounge.<\/p>\n The 9,000-square-foot space will essentially retain its primary function but receive an aesthetic update. Its new name will be revealed later in the year, says BSE.<\/p>\n The new design, by Populous, is inspired by \u201cDumbo,\u201d the term used for the areas of Manhattan and Brooklyn either side of the East River and the Brooklyn Bridge. Like Dumbo, the renovated club will have exposed concrete and steel trusses.<\/p>\n The enhancements also include some behind-the-stage additions including stars\u2019 dressing rooms, an upgrade for the arena\u2019s LED content management system, new broadcast cameras, video switcher, router, instant replay, graphics, and intercom. (No word on an upgrade of the arena\u2019s often troubled wi-fi.)<\/p>\n In the future, the program will include a new scoreboard and enhancements to the audio systems.<\/p>\n Before the latest renovations, the arena while one of the NBA\u2019s newest arenas was seen, as Sports Business Journal wrote <\/a>in early 2024, \u201cwell down the line in recent years in terms of major capital expenditures, whether on a new building or renovation.\u201d<\/p>\n Since then, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment got a cash infusion when the Tsais\u2019 sold 15% of the company for $688 million to members of the Koch family, led by Julia Koch and including her three children, one of whom, David Koch Jr., has been a basketball operations assistant working for Sean Marks. At the time, Joe Tsai said he intended to plow much of the cash into the arena and fan experience.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/barclays-atriium-2-1.jpg\"\/)
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