Sunday, March 11, 2012

Here birdie


The shuttlecocks on the lawn of The Nelson-Atkin Museum of Art by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen in 1994.  Each shuttlecock weighs 5,500 pounds, stands almost 18 feet tall and 16 feet in diameter.



6 comments:

cieldequimper said...

It looks like it's suspended in the trees! Reminds me of my badminton days!

Teresa said...

I immediately said to myself "badminton"!
Amazing that it weighs that much!

RedPat said...

I am a big fan of Oldenburg's work - great to see these.

Jack said...

Pretty impressive, Regina. It is remarkable that it can stand upright without falling over.

Halcyon said...

Funny things!

Randy said...

That is cool.