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Chanel Brings Giant Ad/Art to Central Park

The latest art project to be plopped into a public space is Zaha Hadid's Chanel Pavilion, a 7,500-square-foot temporary, traveling art gallery that has a number of stamps on its passport already. The spaceship-esque pod will land in Rumsey Playfield in Central Park by October 20th, and be open through November 9th -- housing artwork (including a piece by Yoko Ono) inspired by the Chanel handbag, of course.

The NY Times took a look at the structure, which is Hadid's first in the States, pointing out that it's also a "provocative advertisement." They note that "the fashion house is donating a sum 'in the low seven figures' to the Central Park Conservancy," on top of the city's "use fee" of $400,000.

The exhibit will be open to the public and free, though it's suggested that one reserves a spot ahead of time. More details can be found at the Pavilion's website.

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  • NannyState

    Where's that damn Woody Allen? "Sleeper II" is ready for shooting and that genius is nowhere to be found.

  • WorksInDUMBO

    it looks like a giant birth-control pills dispenser.

  • JGNY

    ronnyboynyc is correct, the museum in ohio is her first building in the US.

  • ronnyboynyc

    This is not HADID's first building in the states. It's her first structure in NYC. She was the architect for the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati.

  • yakatori

    Zaha Hadid is perhaps one of the most overrated architects working today.

  • mattcarman

    Is it just me, or does the interior look like a Stormtrooper's intestines?

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