Hot Dog: The Second Serving in Times Square

Two years after its initial staging, the world’s largest hot dog (sculpture) returns to Times Square on the occasion of the nation’s semiquincentennial to offer a renewed grandiose portrait of the United States at 250.

The 65-foot-long sculpture comes back not as a replica of its former self, but as an altered monument with surprise additions amid a time where the political and cultural climate is increasingly shaped by spectacle and violence. Bursting with American spectacle, patriotism, and national mythology, Hot Dog: The Second Serving (2026) is by Brooklyn-based artists Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw.

Complete with an oversized bun, a classic frankfurter, and a sweeping ribbon of yellow mustard, the satirical monument asks for national reflection—on where we’ve been, and where we’re headed.