Bob bites the Big Apple

So Bob Nutt, ZA VP who oversees the Creative Services and several of our major accounts, had read with enthusiasm the reviews of Doug and Mike Starnes’ “Big Bambu” a temporary structure of participatory art built on top of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As a fan of all things New York, Bob was more than happy to wait 4.5 hours in line for a ticket (next to him was a woman from Long Island who sang him every Texas song she could think of). It was the last weekend of the exhibit and required a ticket for a timed tour of the 45 foot tall bamboo maze/sculpture/jungle gym overlooking Central Park’s autumn leaves show.

“It really was amazing,” Bob said. “6,000 pieces of bamboo, and more than 70,000 pieces of rock climbing rope used to tie all the knots. Doug and Mike are twin brothers in their early 40s, who place a great deal of emphasis on ‘connections’ – people to people and people to art. They used rock climbers as the staff to build their designs to keep the design fluid – and the rock climbers are a bit fearless. It’s a unique installation for the Met, as their mission is to conserve and preserve art – not use site specific temporary art pieces.”

No cameras or phones were allowed on the structure, but Bob snapped a few shots with his iphone from the rooftop garden. Take a look.