Todd and I took advantage of our day off by heading downtown to an old abandoned building that used to be the launching pad for the Staten Island Ferry. David Byrne of Talking Heads fame has turned the place into a public art space: by rigging an old church organ to the pipes, columns, and motors in the building, visitors are able to literally play the building. The pipes were, for me, the best part. The sounds they emitted had an other-worldy quality that I loved.
Check out Todd playing the building:
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Playing the Building
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2 comments:
Wow, you had Public Art Long Weekend! I'm go glad the Byrne thing is on for a while longer. He is genius.
Very cool! Love David Byrne.
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