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Pedestrians pass by "What My Dad Gave Me," a 2008 sculpture by Chris Burden on display in Rockefeller Center in New York on June 10, 2008. The 65-foot tall "skyscraper" is built entirely of Erector Set pieces.
Из статьи: what's shocking now is how much innocence a plain metal construction project can convey. The overgrown toy is titled ``What My Dad Gave Me'' (Burden's father was an engineer), and the sentimentality of the title is refreshing given how much rough stuff Burden took -- and doled out to audiences -- in the past.
Burden says he's still testing limits: No one has built such a huge Erector Set before. That's certainly true, but the shrunken skyscraper speaks more to the collective strength of many flimsy parts and the lifelong grip of childhood aspirations.
Pedestrians pass by "What My Dad Gave Me," a 2008 sculpture by Chris Burden on display in Rockefeller Center in New York on June 10, 2008. The 65-foot tall "skyscraper" is built entirely of Erector Set pieces.
Из статьи: what's shocking now is how much innocence a plain metal construction project can convey. The overgrown toy is titled ``What My Dad Gave Me'' (Burden's father was an engineer), and the sentimentality of the title is refreshing given how much rough stuff Burden took -- and doled out to audiences -- in the past.
Burden says he's still testing limits: No one has built such a huge Erector Set before. That's certainly true, but the shrunken skyscraper speaks more to the collective strength of many flimsy parts and the lifelong grip of childhood aspirations.
