Friday, April 16, 2010

Art in the News: Rooftop Sculptures Have New Yorkers in a Panic



 NEW YORK, NY (AP).- New York City police have responded to 10 calls in the past few weeks from residents concerned that life-size body casts gazing down from buildings are real people preparing to jump. The work by Antony Gormley consists of 31 life-size figures of the artist cast in iron and glass fiber. The sculptures were installed on pathways, sidewalks and rooftops of buildings surrounding Madison Square Park for an exhibit called Event Horizon that began March 26. The NYPD had alerted the public to the exhibit so they would know the figures were not residents in distress and ready to jump.

Entire Times Online article here.
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  1. jams o donnellApril 16, 2010 at 1:09 PM

    Event Horizon is great. It was dsiplayed in London in 2007. Here are a couple of my pics:

    http://thepoormouth.blogspot.com/2007/07/anthony-gormley-event-horizon-ii.html

    http://thepoormouth.blogspot.com/2007/07/anthony-gormley-event-horizon-national.html

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  2. Life As I Know It NowApril 16, 2010 at 3:49 PM

    I think seeing those figures around would freak me out too! Until you could find out up close if the silhouette is real or not it's bound to freak you out.

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