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Que Serra Serra, My Art is Going to Los Angeles Cali

October 14, 2007

Serra’s sculpture and Flowered Taxis on Second Avenue

On the border of Turtle Bay and Sutton Place, traffic stood still and people stood in amazement. Everyone was gawking at these huge pieces of steel tied to the flat beds of 8 18 wheelers. What the heck are these things? I had no idea, but figured it was some type of artwork.

I walked up to two people who were taking photos and asked them what it was. They didn’t know but thought they were part of the nearby construction project. Another person thought they were for the second avenue subway. Then a women joined the conversation and told us it was indeed artwork by Richard Serra. She told us about the exhibit he had at the MOMA where you could walk in between the huge pieces of steel. How interesting.

One of the drivers told me they were driving the pieces Los Angeles California. A women overheard and said, “On those trucks?” The driver said,”Oh yeah.” He said that an even bigger section was on it’s way. These solid pieces of steel were almost 2 stories high. They were locked in place with steel chains. If you look closely in some of the photos, the bed of the truck is on the floor. Unless there is some sort of hydraulic jack, I can’t imagine how the truck can move.

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It was great to see so many people taking pictures and chatting about the art. Some people were beyond excited - it was like they were in the presence of a god. The comments and the smiles were amazing. I guess if I were more artsy, I would have felt the same way. Regardless, I dug it. It transformed this little section of the neighborhood into a first class art gallery. Priceless.

I sure hope people keep a safe distance when driving behind and next to these ginormous pieces of artwork.

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