New York City wouldn’t be complete without its bizarre art projects. You often wonder how much money people are making for these things. Could I turn a yogurt carton inside out and put it on display? Has anyone tried?
Anyways, here are the weirdest of the weird art pieces in NYC:
1. The “Sleepwalker” that just came to the High Line
#Sleepwalker a hyper-realistic sculpture by #TonyMatelli is already gaining attention on the High Line. #Wanderlust pic.twitter.com/5ZOyAL2mh7
— High Line (@highlinenyc) April 19, 2016
The High Line has a new art exhibit called “Wanderlust” and it features a scarily realistic sculpture of a bald man sleep walking in his underwear. It’s unclear what the statement is. Is it a portrait of vulnerability, or is the artist saying that everyone in this city is sleep walking?
2. OY/YO in Brooklyn Bridge Park
This sculpture actually has a pretty clever concept. If you’re standing in Manhattan and looking at it, it says “Yo,” and if you’re standing in Brooklyn looking at Manhattan, it says “Oy.” Whether it’s some kind of commentary on different ethnic groups is up for debate. The artist herself says the meaning of the piece is best left up to individual interpretation.
3. That sideways swimming pool in Rockefeller Center
4 .The Earth Room in Soho
5. A museum in a freight elevator
Cover photo credit: Quan Zeng/Flickr