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With it feeling like summer last week (hello 80s), I’m really starting to look forward to spending time at the Met’s roof garden. “Discovering” it was a highlight of this past summer. We recently got a little preview of the new installation, Doug + Mike Starn on the Roof: Big Bambú, while passing by the museum on a walk through Central Park.
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Doug and Mike–twin brothers–have been building (and constantly reshaping) these massive bamboo structures inside a former foundry space in Beacon, NY, and are now constructing a new one atop the museum.
The crazy bit: there will apparently be timed slots for small groups of visitors to ascend the bamboo with rock climbers.
(P.S. Isn’t the dog-for-scale in the studio image a nice touch?)
(last photo: Starn Studios, June 2009)
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That looks super cool. I would love to climb it!
Wow! Sounds like an amazing place!
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80s?!?!? I'm jealous. Can you send a few degrees over to us in Germany?!
Bamboo structure looks crazy. Don't know if I'd want to climb it!
That looks awesome! Can't wait to hear more about it!
That is so, so cool. I think I'm going to have to take a trip down to New York to go see it.
i would love to see a roof garden… how fun!
ps. when you get a chance you should stop by my blog… there's a little somthin' for you on today's post!
The photos bring to mind the practice in Some Asian countries of building scaffolding with bamboo. I have marveled at the balance and daring of construction workers standing 3-4 stores above ground level on bamboo poles.
i went to that same exhibition last year at the Met…took some amazing photos!
xox alison
Thank you, Leigh Ashley! That's so sweet of you!
i can't wait for the roof at the Met this summer. one of my favorite things in nyc.