September 18, 2006
Unveiling the Sky Mirror
In anticipation of tomorrow’s unveiling, Anish Kapoor’s Sky Mirror is getting full service treatment. This evening at least a half dozen workers polished and buffed the convex and concave steel surfaces to a shine. At 35 feet in diameter and 23 tons, readying the Sky Mirror for display is no small task.
Sky Mirror will be on display to the public from September 19 through October 26, 2006. It’s located at Rockefeller Center (5th Avenue between 49th and 50th Street).
Photographs, let alone renderings, hardly do this piece justice. Go check it out, but be prepared to elbow your way through a crowd. People were already massing around to catch a mirrored glimpse of themselves. We wonder how many rubbernecking drivers will crash their cars driving past on 5th Avenue.
September 19th, 2006 at 11:46 am
[…] Today is unveiling day for sculptor Anish Kapoor’s much-hyped Sky Mirror at Rockefeller Center. Blogger Razor Apple snuck a peek last night at the final cleaning (above), becoming the first of an estimated 3,420 photobloggers to photograph the gleaming disc. Game on! (Click through for a few more shots.) · Unveiling the Sky Mirror [Razor Apple] · Dust and cracks fail to diminish Kapoor’s mirror on Fifth Avenue [The Guardian] · Rockefeller Center Ready for Giant Art Thing [Curbed] […]
September 19th, 2006 at 2:39 pm
sky mirror unveil - verrrry nice photograph!
September 20th, 2006 at 1:23 am
[…] The Sky Mirror at Rockefeller Center was unveiled yesterday. I think I am going to see it after I post this. I want to go during the day too, so anybody is welcome to come to that as well. Tomorrow [or today] maybe? Call me. […]