New York Earth Room Poster

The senate s goal is to encourage children to develop an awareness of the environment and its resources.

New york earth room poster.

The earth day celebration is for school children in grades k 6 from every corner of new york state. This is a tranquil space with the atmosphere of a zen garden. And barnum bailey combined shows debuted in new york city. Its quiet and calming.

The new york earth room 1977 is the third earth room sculpture executed by the artist the first being in munich germany in 1968. You re not allowed to walk on sit in or even photograph the dirt but you can look at it. The hobbit map wall art canvas painting lord of the rings map picture map of middle earth posters hd prints home decor artwork for living room bedroom office office framed ready to hang 12 hx18 w 4 2 out of 5 stars 10. A former chelsea.

Poster is unframed and shipped rolled. The second was installed at the hessisches landesmuseum in darmstadt germany in 1974. That is pretty much it. Spending just ten minutes in the earth room will leave you feeling relaxed and calm.

The new york earth room is an interior sculpture by the artist walter de maria that has been installed in a loft at 141 wooster street in new york city since 1977. 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. Earth room is a room full of dirt on the second floor of a loft on wooster street in soho. When i visit i usually look at the dirt for about five minutes and then leave.

Earth room poster series there were three distinguishable aspects of walter s sculpture that i took with me after visiting the new york earth room. Full color offset poster created to celebrate the public opening of walter de maria s the new york earth room on january 1 1980. Teaching children about the importance of recycling and waste reduction is critical as we face the environmental challenges of the 21st. 24 x 36 inches.

250 cubic yards of earth to be exact. The first two works no longer exist. The posters declared the ringling bros. World s greatest shows and the barnum bailey greatest show on earth are now combined into one record breaking giant of all.

The placement contrast and location of the piece inspired the series of three posters. The new york earth room has been on long term view to the public since 1977. Lori zimmer is a new york based curator writer and author of the art of cardboard and the art of spraypaint by rockport publishers.