If you've been itching to climb that new Thomas Heatherwick-designed 'Vessel' staircase sculpture at the Hudson Yards development in New York City, you'll have to exercise patience first until the $150 million attraction officially opens to the public in spring 2019.
To manage the anticipated crowds, the intricate 150-foot-tall steel structure will require visitors to get tickets for dedicated time slots which will become available in February. An early ticket signup form for ubereager climbers ("in good health and free from any physical limitations") has been launched on Hudson Yard's website.
View this post on InstagramComprised of almost 2,500 steps and standing 150 feet tall, Thomas Heatherwick’s interactive design piece is opening to the public in Spring of 2019. Head to our story to sign up for tickets when the schedule is released in February. #HelloHudsonYards
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The Vessel — bullishly called "New York’s Eiffel Tower" by Hudson Yards billionaire developer Stephen Ross — topped out in December 2017 and is comprised of 154 interconnecting flights of stairs, 80 landings, and nearly 2,500 individual steps.
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Babel
It's a pine-cone.
...so totally nothing like Supermachine's contraption ;)
How's a pine cone in a metropolis a similar social object as on a Thai beach, for the pine cone you'll need to buy a ticket the other sculpture is just standing there free and open on the beach, how are they similar in intent and experience? One almost a high rise in itself, the other not so much. The only similarity is is that they're both looped stairs and that has been done so often already, which I actually pointed out in February here: https://archinect.com/news/article/150050662/probably-the-most-creative-person-in-the-world-the-new-yorker-profiles-thomas-heatherwick FEB 20, 18 2:51 PM Note that you'll see the same stairs by Supermachine in my post there ;)
Some idiot paid $150m for that?
Hahaha
A perfect metaphor for American culture. Vast sums spends to charge people for a trip to nowhere that they must power themselves with great exertion.
hey, who are you calling a pine cone head?
People have paid more for Damien Hirst's leftover lunch.
As a sculpture, I love this.
"The presence of Hirst in a collection is a sign of dullness of taste."
Robert Hughes
^ Also applies to jeff koons and anish kapoor.
I wasn't saying Hirst is good, I was saying - in the context of art, which I consider this to be - $150m ain't much.
the nice thing about the high line was the views outward; seeing the mix of old Chelsea, steampunk industry and the first wave high-architecture like selldorf, ban, gehry etc. the vessel is going to be a depressing experience surrounded by oversized reflective glass boring corporate buildings and generic bureocrat urbanism.
So, it’s the normal progression — artists revitalize an area, then big biz comes in with their own handpicked ass kissers and mess it up
It looks like an empty rib cage, should add some flesh and blood for halloween
its quite a "stairy" project!
I don't see how anyone, aside from instagrammers and StairMaster devotees, will be visiting this thing more than once. It doesn't appear like it will be a pleasant or restful place to spend time.
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