New York Earth Room The Broken Kilometer

The 500 rods are placed in five parallel rows of 100 rods each.

New york earth room the broken kilometer.

Catch sight of the empire state building statue of liberty central park george washington bridge and many other top attractions without standing in line or sitting in traffic. The broken kilometer by walter de maria the earth room and the broken kilometer left me with a newfound appreciation for new york s hidden treasures. The first two works no longer exist. New york new york see all the broken kilometer 1979 is composed of 500 highly polished round solid brass rods each measuring two meters in length and five centimeters two inches in diameter.

The new york earth room is an interior sculpture by the artist walter de maria that has been installed in a loft at 141 wooster street in new york city since 1977. The broken kilometer 1979 located at 393 west broadway in new york city is composed of 500 highly polished round solid brass rods each measuring two meters in length and five centimeters two inches in diameter. A visit to the earth room yard a keeper of earth and time the new earth room the broken kilometer got the dirt on earth room today walter de maria the broken kilometera visit to the earth room yard e workart find the new york earth room broken kilometer meltinga visit to the earth room read more. 53 reviews of the new york earth room hidden away on the second floor of a nondescript building in soho is the earth room a studio apartment sized space filled with 280 000 lbs.

The 500 rods are placed in five parallel rows of 100 rods each. You re not allowed to walk on sit in or even photograph the dirt but you can look at it. The second was installed at the hessisches landesmuseum in darmstadt germany in 1974. The new york earth room 1977 is the third earth room sculpture executed by the artist the first being in munich germany in 1968.

The sculpture is a permanent installation of 250 cubic yards 197 cubic meters of earth in 3 600 335 square meters square feet of floor space and 22 inch depth of material 56 centimeters. Avoid the congestion of new york city down on the ground and take to the sky to see manhattan during this nyc helicopter tour. A small discreet sign at the street door is the only clue of its existence ringing the doorbell and waiting to be buzzed in elicits the same exhilarating thrill as sneaking into the coolest secret vip party. When i visit i usually look at the dirt for about five minutes and then leave.

The new york earth room has been on long term view to the public since 1977.