New York Earth Room The Broken Kilometer

The first two works no longer exist.

New york earth room the broken kilometer.

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. Avoid the congestion of new york city down on the ground and take to the sky to see manhattan during this nyc helicopter tour. The new york earth room 1977 is the third earth room sculpture executed by the artist the first being in munich germany in 1968.

Walter de maria s art installations are perfect for a unique weekend adventure and they re a great way to impress your friends with a little known new york city secret. The 500 rods are placed in five parallel rows of 100 rods each. The new york earth room has been on long term view to the public since 1977. The second was installed at the hessisches landesmuseum in darmstadt germany in 1974.

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. 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 new york earth room 1977 occupies a sprawling second floor loft overlooking wooster street. 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.

You re not allowed to walk on sit in or even photograph the dirt but you can look at it. 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. When i visit i usually look at the dirt for about five minutes and then leave. The 500 rods are placed in five parallel rows of 100 rods each.

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.