Gothamist: Tom Otterness On Broadway

Harry Ullt

Fri, 25 Nov 2005 10:32:06 -0500

There was also a nice video series about Otterness on the Times web site recently.

Bowtie

Mon, 25 Oct 2004 09:18:36 -0500

Otterness' stuff is great. The giant penny in the Deutche Bank lobby in midtown is phenomenal. I'm wondering if anyone else went searching their latin dictionaries, or looked up the 12 google citations of ungras pable from the Otterness interview trying to grasp the meaning.

Emily!

Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:49:00 -0500

I spent a Sunday afternoon walking from 145th street to Columbus Circle to see as many of these as I could--I heart Tom Otterness! It's lots of fun to see how the community interacts with the pieces in different areas (there was a block party next to the one on 135th when I was there). And I'm always excited to get some public art up in Harlem. Rock on, Tom.

Dirk

Wed, 13 Oct 2004 09:31:53 -0500

Otterness is great! I agree with the poster above, his sculptures have really brought life to the 14th St station. His work always brings a smile to my face. The city should encourage more public art.

BytchInNY

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 19:42:28 -0500

I'm going to have to go check those ones out... I absolutely love the ones at the 14th street L & ACE station... they really brought new life to the place.

meesalikeu

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 19:00:18 -0500

guy gets around. his little cartoonish figurines have graced the grounds of the magnificent downtown main branch of the cleveland public library for years.

Adam

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:19:27 -0500

It's also on a secret rooftop garden on the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse in Portland, Oregon. Security was tight even before September 11. I bet you can't even go up there anymore. A bunch of comical dogs and cats in courtroom situations. Fun stuff to eat lunch near.

spae

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:40:50 -0500

his work is also in the playground in the park at the western end of chambers street, to the west of stuyvesant high school, as i remember. i think that installation was there before 14th street(?) great stuff. little people climbing on coins and chess pieces, fountains... lots of mayhem!

Max

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:31:34 -0500

Excellent, I will have to brave the 5th Ave crossing and check those out. I have always loved Otterness' sculptures. They always seem to meet the right mixture (IMHO) of what public sculpture should be: durrable, kid friendly, subversive, fun and beautiful. His art is the only thing that makes the 14th St stop bearable. Glad to have more of them.