Friday, November 6, 2020

AT THE PULITZER - JOE

The courtyard of the Pulitzer contains Richard Serra monumental sculpture Joe, named for his friend and patron Joseph Pulitzer, Jr. You can hardly take a bad picture of it on a clear day but it's also impossible to view the whole unless you find an elevated viewpoint. Maybe that's part of the point. It is made of bent slabs of COR TEN steel, solid as rock but with a lovely rusted patina. The walls are at least twice as high as me and I'm medium-tall. You wander into the curve as if into a maze of light, dark and space. I think we'll see what you get to tomorrow, depending on what happens overnight.           

3 comments:

William Kendall said...

I wonder how someone who's claustrophobic would feel in there...

Stefan Jansson said...

This looks great Bob.

Denton said...

Hey! Bob. The light and shadow contrast make for a great photo.