2010
mer du japon
maura @ 8:17 pm
A few weeks ago I promised to tell you more about the new art near work. On Wednesday I finally had a chance to take some pictures. Here’s an art tour just for you!
![sculpture sculpture](http://mauraweb.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sculpture.jpg)
This is the first piece of sculpture I encounter on my walk through the plaza on the way to work. According to the sign, this is a collage of objects that represent the top results of a Google search for the word sculpture. Funky!
![inflatables inflatables](http://mauraweb.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/inflatables.jpg)
I don’t know what the story is with these. They’re inflatable, and I could swear that one of the middle platforms had a cow on it a few weeks ago. Maybe it popped.
![trees trees](http://mauraweb.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/trees.jpg)
This is very cool: a photo of rushing water on a board strapped to most of the trees (the same photo on every tree). I should go back and get a closeup. It’s a neat effect.
![cubesday cubesday](http://mauraweb.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/cubesday.jpg)
These are the Louise Bourgeois-esque cubes — there are actually 3, but only 2 would fit in the photo. During the day you can’t tell that there’s anything in them because they are slightly reflective, as you can see.
![batchair batchair](http://mauraweb.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/batchair.jpg)
Bat chair!
![cubesnight1 cubesnight1](http://mauraweb.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/cubesnight1.jpg)
Here’s what one of the cubes looks like at night — internal lights illuminate everything within, which includes shoes, plants, bottles of cold medicine, and liquor. Good times in a box!
![cubesnight2 cubesnight2](http://mauraweb.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/cubesnight2.jpg)
Yay for art! If I remember correctly these pieces will all be up through the spring, so come on out to Downtown Brooklyn if you’d like to take a peek.
2 comments on “mer du japon”
I know! There was something else besides the cow, too, but I can’t remember what it was. I will report back next week — maybe the seemingly-broken art will be replaced?
2d one looks a wee bit like a life-sized game of Mouse Trap.