Joie de Vivre
Joie de Vivre (English: Joy of Life) is an outdoor sculpture by Mark di Suvero, located at Zuccotti Park in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City. The 70-foot sculpture, composed of "open-ended tetrahedrons", was installed by the intersection of Broadway and Cedar Street in June 2006 and was previously located at the Holland Tunnel rotary (also named St. John's Park).[2]
| Joie de Vivre | |
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| English: Joy of Life | |
.jpg) The sculpture in 2008 | |
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| Artist | Mark di Suvero |
| Year | 1998[1] |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Dimensions | 21 m (70 ft) |
| Location | New York City, New York, United States |
| 40.70897°N 74.01094°W | |
In October 2011, during Occupy Wall Street, a man climbed Joie de Vivre, where he remained for several hours until he was escorted down by police.[3]
References
- The Rough Guide to New York City. Penguin. January 2, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- "Joie de Vivre". Alliance for the Arts. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- Baker, Al (October 11, 2011). "Man Climbs 'Joie de Vivre' Sculpture in Zuccotti Park". The New York Times. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
External links
- Unwitting Monuments by Brooke Kamin Rapaport (May 28, 2014), International Sculpture Center
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