Times Square screens Midnight Moment from 1 November 2026

In New York City, Times Square hosts Julien Creuzet's Midnight Moment from 1 November 2026, bringing a month-long public art presentation to the district's digital displays. The work, Nos diables rouges, nos dérives commotions (...) danse papillon, runs nightly through 30 November between 41st and 49th Streets.

Midnight Moment brings Creuzet's work to Times Square

Times Square Arts, the public art programme of the Times Square Alliance, presents the work by French-Caribbean artist Julien Creuzet. The operator lists Broadway between 41st and 49th Streets as the location in New York, NY, and gives the presentation dates as 1 to 30 November 2026.

The video appears nightly from 11.57pm to midnight. A project page for the November presentation names Creuzet as the artist and describes a masked figure adorned with mirrors. The figure is linked to the Martinican carnival and moves through references to Saint George, Perseus and Andromeda.

The presentation is made in partnership with the Toronto Biennial of Art. The same work is also shown in Toronto's Sankofa Square, creating a simultaneous connection between the two public art programmes. For visitors in New York, the result is an artwork that uses the billboards surrounding the pedestrian area rather than a conventional gallery interior.

How the digital programme fits the district

Midnight Moment is a recurring public art programme synchronised across the electronic displays of Times Square. The programme's November work therefore uses the defining visual infrastructure of the district as its exhibition surface, while Creuzet's subject connects the screens with Martinican carnival and wider Caribbean histories.

Times Square lies in Midtown Manhattan at the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue and 42nd Street. It was formerly known as Longacre Square and took its current name in 1904 after The New York Times moved its headquarters to the area. The history and location of Times Square place it at the centre of New York's Theatre District.

The November programme reflects that history of public spectacle without requiring a theatre ticket. The artwork's short nightly slot occupies the same streets where theatre marquees, advertising screens and public gatherings have shaped the district for more than a century.

What Creuzet's video places on the screens

Creuzet's work presents a glistening, masked presence that remains partly concealed. Times Square Arts describes the protagonist as a fixture of the Martinican carnival, while the artist's wider practice engages with migration, memory and alternative histories.

The work's references are deliberately broader than a single local tradition. Martinique, Haiti, Brazil and the Gulf of Guinea appear in the programme description as places with related resonances, while Greek and Roman mythologies provide further symbolic points of reference. These details give the November display a cultural context beyond its setting in Manhattan.

Visiting Times Square: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Midnight Moment runs from 1 November to 30 November 2026 between Broadway and 41st to 49th Streets in Times Square.
• The work is shown nightly from 11.57pm to midnight on the district's electronic displays, so the presentation takes place outdoors rather than inside a gallery.
• The viewing area is in Midtown Manhattan, around Broadway, Seventh Avenue and 42nd Street, with the work extending between 41st and 49th Streets.
• The site is an urban pedestrian district with busy streets, plazas, illuminated signs and large crowds at some periods; visitors should expect a public city environment rather than a quiet exhibition room.
• The official language of the United States is English in common federal use, and the national currency is the US dollar.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Times Square

When does Midnight Moment take place at Times Square?

The November presentation runs nightly from 1 November to 30 November 2026, from 11.57pm to midnight.

What is shown during Midnight Moment at Times Square?

Julien Creuzet's video Nos diables rouges, nos dérives commotions (...) danse papillon shows a masked, mirrored figure linked to Martinican carnival and mythological references.

Where is Times Square and how do you get there?

Times Square is in Midtown Manhattan at Broadway, Seventh Avenue and 42nd Street, with this presentation extending along Broadway between 41st and 49th Streets.