Viewers make their way through Phase II of "Big Bambu" August 16, 2010 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York. Twin brothers Mike and Doug Starn have now completed the second phase with new pathways reaching approximately 40 feet above the main level of the Metropolitan Museum's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden.
Viewers look at Phase II of "Big Bambu" August 16, 2010 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York. Twin brothers Mike and Doug Starn have now completed the second phase with new pathways reaching approximately 40 feet above the main level of the Metropolitan Museum's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden. Ultimately measuring 100 feet long, 50 feet wide, and 50 feet high, the complex network of 5,000 interlocking 30 to 40-foot-long bamboo poles, lashed together with 50 miles of nylon rope and incorporating an internal elevated pathway system, bridges realms of sculpture, architecture, and performance.
Viewers take in the Manhattan views from Phase II of "Big Bambu" August 16, 2010 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York. Twin brothers Mike and Doug Starn have now completed the second phase with new pathways reaching approximately 40 feet above the main level of the Metropolitan Museum's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden. Ultimately measuring 100 feet long, 50 feet wide, and 50 feet high, the complex network of 5,000 interlocking 30 to 40-foot-long bamboo poles, lashed together with 50 miles of nylon rope and incorporating an internal elevated pathway system, bridges realms of sculpture, architecture, and performance.
Arts: Big Bambú - nytimes.com/video
Big Bambú by Doug & Mike Starn, on the Roof at the Met
Doug + Mike Starn on the Roof: Big Bambú, MET Museum, New York city
Arte e Natura, idee per Milano. Moratti e Rota al Metropolitan Museum
