The New York Earth Room The Broken Kilometer

The new york earth room is both an art installation and an earth sculpture re located in an interior setting.

The new york earth room the broken kilometer. De maria is best known for the lightning field a. The earth room and the broken kilometer left me with a newfound appreciation for new york s hidden treasures. Like the new york earth room it barely announces its presence to those on the street. The second was installed at the hessisches landesmuseum in darmstadt germany in 1974.

The first two works no longer exist. Walter de maria s art installations are perfect for a unique weekend adventure and they re a great way to impress your friends with a little known new york city secret. In contrast to the hard metal of both kilometer pieces the third of these urban works the new york earth room 1977 is a 3 600 square foot room filled to a depth of 22 inches with 250 cubic yards of earth the new york work is a permanent iteration of munich earth room 1968 a temporary installation in munich. The the broken kilometer a second work of art by de maria is housed at 393 west broadway roughly three blocks south of the new york earth room.

The new york earth room 1977 is the third earth room sculpture executed by the artist the first being in munich germany in 1968. When i visit i usually look at the dirt for about five minutes and then leave. Of the two the broken kilometer is the more approachable in that it behaves the way we expect minimalist art to behave. You re not allowed to walk on sit in or even photograph the dirt but you can look at it.

Museums in new york ny. The new york earth room has been on long term view to the public since 1977. The broken kilometer is now open to the public timed reservations are available here. 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.

You ve probably walked past it any number of times and you wouldn t be blamed for doing so. 53 reviews of the new york earth room hidden away on the second floor of a nondescript building in soho is the earth room a studio apartment sized space filled with 280 000 lbs. In new york city which are filled with 250 cubic yards of soil.