It’s gone already.
But, fortunately, it delighted me, so I casually captured it on my iPhone.
When you discover art in an open air environment, it may not occur to you that this will be your one and last time to see it. And that makes it hard to share with others.
I love the High Line in New York City, a former elevated train grade turned into a long elevated outdoor park and walking route with spectacular views of the city streets, skyline, and Hudson River. And on a warm, sunny spring day, it is particularly fine.
You’re walking along, and see what looks like a beverage cooler from a convenience store. But there’s no store. So… you’re about to walk by, a little puzzled… then you stop… and look closer…
… so… they sort of look like beverage products…
… but they are sort of conceptual poems, prepared with industrial-strength blenders, and poured into transparent, plausible beverage containers.
http://www.thehighline.org/blog/2014/08/06/a-closer-look-at-archeo-josh-kline-s-skittles
A Closer Look at Archeo: Josh Kline’s Skittles
Thank you, Josh. Love your work. And the rest of you? Don’t be surprised to receive concept beverages like this from me for Christmas this year. Now… where can I find an industrial-strength blender….
And you are NOT too late to see other Fine Outdoor sculptures on the High Line. I particularly love a series of 13 abstract sculptures [‘The Evolution of God’… see link below] that began looking like square blocks of concrete, but which contain a variety of materials and objects, and which are designed to rapidly erode, revealing their contents in a matrix of quick-time-worn rubble. It’s like rock formations eroding in real time, revealing their fossils. Visually tactile… you look at them, and you feel their surfaces and contents evolving with your eyes.
http://art.thehighline.org/project/adrianvillarrojas/
Adrián Villar Rojas – The Evolution of God
September 21, 2014 – Summer 2015 – High Line at the Rail Yards
Oh. And one last thing. That evening walking the streets of Manhattan, I saw this excellent chalk board outside a bar near the Port Authority Terminal. I am so proud to be an ex-New Yorker.
