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Commuters passing through Union Square have a new, bombastic piece of public art to look at. “Gran Elefandret” is a five-ton, 26-foot tall bronze elephant sculpture by the Spanish artist Miquel Barceló. The pachyderm defies physics: it holds itself up by the tip of its trunk.
“I always say it’s a self portrait, because it’s like an artist in difficult times – we’re always balancing on our trunks,” said Barceló while his sculpture was unveiled on Tuesday.
[Marlon Bishop/WNYC]
The statue commanded the attention of hard-to-impress New Yorkers who passed by the piece. Some even stopped their cars to snap cell phone photos.
“It’s so surprising and alive and absurd,” said Bela Meyer, a woman who was passing through the square. “It’s really fun.”
One woman seated on a bench near “Gran Elefandret” expressed concern that the elements might bring the elephant down.
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Commuters passing through Union Square have a new, bombastic piece of public art to look at. “Gran Elefandret” is a five-ton, 26-foot tall bronze elephant sculpture by the Spanish artist Miquel Barceló. The pachyderm defies physics: it holds itself up by the tip of its trunk.“I always say it’s a self portrait, because it’s like an artist in difficult times – we’re always balancing on our trunks,” said Barceló while his sculpture was unveiled on Tuesday.
[Marlon Bishop/WNYC]
The statue commanded the attention of hard-to-impress New Yorkers who passed by the piece. Some even stopped their cars to snap cell phone photos.
“It’s so surprising and alive and absurd,” said Bela Meyer, a woman who was passing through the square. “It’s really fun.”
One woman seated on a bench near “Gran Elefandret” expressed concern that the elements might bring the elephant down.
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