Since the 1980s, Deborah Kass has riffed on modern artworks by famous white men to reflect her experience as a Jewish lesbian. Here, Kass remakes Robert Indiana’s LOVE (itself a coded homage to queer male desire) with the twinned words oy (a Yiddish exclamation of alarm or bother) and yo. The artist considers herself to be a “total, absolute, 100 percent provincial New Yorker.” This work uses the city’s culturally specific, yet universal lingo to communicate the collective pride and exasperation of living here. Originally conceived as a monumental sculpture, it was installed for a limited time in Brooklyn Bridge Park. OY/YO became an instant New York icon and photo op for tourists and residents of all backgrounds, for whom the pluralistic spirit of the double- sided interjection resonated deeply.