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Sound Art Installation
New York, NY - Peter - Saturday, July 6th, 2002 : goo
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In late May, a sound-art piece by Max Neuhaus was reinstalled in Times Square, a seemingly odd location for a work whose subtle tones are easy to miss in the constant bustle and din of traffic. Sited under a subway ventilation grate at the northern end of a pedestrian island on Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets, the work, called Times Square, emits varoius sustained notes -- like the lingering tones of ringing bells -- using sound generators and a loudspeaker. Unwitting passerby might easily assume they're hearing the hum of subterranean machinery, if they notice at all.
The work was initially installed at the site in 1977 and remained until 1992...
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Jamie: is it still there today?
Peter: 22nd Apr 2005 - 14:08 GMT
yeah! we used to live near there, an avenue west of times square, and go listen to it alot. you just stand on a metal grating in the median and you an hear it very well. we dont live near there anymore, but anytime we pass it, we always stop and listen for a bit. ill try to get some photos of the plaque explaining it the next time i pass...
Peter: 22nd Apr 2005 - 16:36 GMT
alright... i was actually there this past sunday, and I should pass it again this weekend whe nI ride my bike to central park. I'll make some photos this time!
fec tfv: 8th Nov 2005 - 23:05 GMT
i miss those 1983 nyc trains in nyc,, use to love it when there were graffity all over ging to work.. wish if we could bring it back.. that was the good old days..tfv4life
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