Friday, June 13, 2008

Skyscraper made of one million toy construction pieces

‘What My Dad Gave Me’

NEW YORK: The latest skyscraper to go up in Manhattan is 20 metres tall, weighs seven tonnes and is constructed of about one million stainless steel toy construction set pieces.

The skyscraper — actually a sculpture by artist Chris Burden called “What My Dad Gave Me” — was to be unveiled at Rockefeller Center Tuesday.

Burden gained notoriety in 1971 as a performance artist when he had a friend shoot him in the arm with a rifle.

For the past decade, he has been working with replica Erector Set pieces. ‘What My Dad Gave Me’ is billed as his most complex work to date. The six-storey skyscraper will be on view through July 19. AP

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