Tom Sachs - Quarterpipe

    Tom Sachs
    Quarterpipe, 2008
    Cast silicon bronze; patina
    40 x 70 x 79 inches (each)

    Since this pic has hit a few skateboard blogs I'll add some more context:
    From the NYT:
    ... Mr. Sachs left the backs open to reveal how the struts hold up the curve of the ramps, the beauty in their making. “If it’s made in bronze, it’s no longer this menacing object of noise and liability but now something that has to be protected,” he said.

    “Of course my original idea was to put it outside and make it start this fight,” added Mr. Sachs, a longtime skateboarder who said he knew that people trying to skate on it would come into conflict with Lever House security. “But I’ve been down that road and on all sides, and it’s not an interesting fight.”

    The exhibit also included bronze car batteries painted black (some seen in the center), a miniature bronze dumpster, and several bronze Hello Kitty and Miffy sculptures painted white in the courtyard.

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