Naked In Grand Central

Ladies Lie Naked for Spencer Tunick in Grand Central; Photo - AP

Spencer Tunick, best known as "that guy who takes those photographs of all the naked people lying on the ground," took photographs of 450 naked women in Grand Central Terminal yesterday morning. The photo shoot was during the station's closed period, with women streaming in at 3AM. Tunick had originally asked the Museum of Natural History and NY Public Library, but they refused. Nice work, MTA, but this wasn't listed on the activites of 90th anniversary activities. The way we figure it, that's 5 naked women for each one of Grand Central's years. Not bad. Though we think at Hef's 90th, he'll have that beat.

More from the Grand Central photo shoot.

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By Jen Chung in News on October 27, 2003 9:21 AM

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Jonathan

Any fans, or those who have posed or are thinking of posing for Spencer Tunick should visit http://www.tunick.info/ and join the community there!

Spencer Tunick

Go figure

I don't know what's more stupefying--that a guy would actually have the gumption to solicit unknown women to come strip naked and pose in public for his self-aggrandizement, or that 450 women would actually answer the call. Don't fool yourselves, ladies, this is little more than highbrow "Girls Gone Wild." A sucker born every minute, indeed.

Hoofin

I'd like to see them come out to Bridgewater Commons Mall and try to pull a stunt like that. (And let me know when.)

Three AM sounds like the kind of hour you'd be more expecting those masked-face people from Beneath the Planet of the Apes come out and stand on that balcony there. oh holy bomb!

d

Hey... Gothamist commenters are so into this it

makes one wonder if we should be looking a little

closer and asking ourselves, 'Where's Jane ?'

Kristen

My Bad.... I thought Jane's response was JEN'S response. Never mind.

Kristen

Hey... Gothamist is so into this it makes one wonder if we should be looking a little closer and asking ourselves, 'Where's Jen?'

frank

For the curious, HBO is doing an America Undercover on him, debuting Sunday:

Naked World

Jane

As a non-art-expert, I find his work extremely accessible -- it raises all sorts of currently important ideas -- just off the top of my own head, I see: public vs private behavior; the politicization of the body; human vulnerablity in an age of terrorism; etc. Then there's the tradition of the nude in art which goes back thousands of years. Also, I find his compositions really beautiful and moving. Which is why I felt comfortable and enthusiastic about joining one of my friends (a previous Spencer Tunick model) for this one. It's not just a stunt, though the media does tend to cover it that way. I had a great time, and an unforgettable and personally rewarding experience. But oh my yes I was shivering!

girly

I was in the picture, the floor was freezing cold, but clean.

Stephanie

I wouldnt be laying on that floor naked, that's for sure!

Todd W.

Just how long has this project been going on? It seems like years. And for what? What exactly is he trying to say? Inscrutable. Which, of course, proves that he's an artist.

What jackass is funding this farce?