What to do on an unseasonably warm day? How about going up to the roof?
While nearly everyone knows that the Metropolitan Museum of Art has a vast and wonderful collection, fewer visitors are familiar with its roof garden. Opened to the public in 1987, the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden offers a spectacular view of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline and generally displays the work of a single artist.
The current show puts the spotlight on controversial American artist Jeff Koons, featuring three works that have never before been on public display. The sculptures, all created in the 1990s, are Sacred Heart, Balloon Dog (Yellow) and Coloring Book.
All three pieces are made of high chromium stainless steel with transparent color coating and are set in the dazzlingly dramatic space atop the museum. If you can go on a sunny day, do it. Weather permitting, the exhibit will be on display through October 26, 2008.
Sign and brochures near the elevator to the roof
The group on the roof
Work entitled Balloon Dog
It is called Sacred Heart
Tourists taking photos of themselves beside Sacred Heart
The title is Coloring Book
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Jeff Koons on the Roof
Jeff Koons
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