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Public Art Travel: Tree Houses in NYC

Where: Madison Square Park [map], New York, NY, United States
September 18, 2008 at 4:30 PM | by pbb | 4 Comments

New York will get another big time public art installation before its waterfalls have even been put away for the winter. Tadashi Kawamata's "Tree Huts" will start going up in Madison Square Park beginning September 23, and the exhibition officially opens October 2.

The pieces, which basically look like treehouses, will be created on site, using at least some found materials from the park. Maybe that means Shake Shack burger wrappers will be involved?

The huts will be similar to installations the artist created for Art Basel 2007 and other recent shows in Europe. It'll be the first time Kawamata's worked in New York since 1992.

Related Stories:
· Madison Square Art/"Tree Huts" [Official Site, via]
· Public Art coverage [Jaunted]

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  1. karirush

    Jaunted Member

    I missed it-

    I would have liked to have gotten a look at this before the New York City treehouses were put away for the winter. I spoke to a several people that stayed at a New York City Hotel and they said it was amazing... maybe I will get a chance next year. I sure hope so!
    April 3, 2009 at 8:14 PM
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  1. trinag

    Jaunted Member

    What a work of art!

    I happened to have seen one of these from the window of my New York City Hotel. What a work of art! Trina, Hotel New York Enthusiast
    April 20, 2009 at 9:05 PM
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  1. karirush

    Jaunted Member

    Great, wasn't it?

    You must have been staying at the Marriott Hotel New York. That is where I was and had a great view of it!
    April 21, 2009 at 10:44 PM
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  1. ericram

    Jaunted Member

    Loved it

    Yes, the Marriott Hotel New York did have a wonderful view of this!
    May 2, 2009 at 1:15 AM
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