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    Olafur Eliasson, he of <a href="http://gothamist.com/2008/06/27/nyc_waterfalls_night_moves.php#photo-1">the Waterfalls fame</a>, calls this installation "Your waste of time." It consists of massive pieces of ice that broke off from Iceland's largest glacier, Vatnajokull. The oldest ice in the glacier is estimated to have originated 800 years ago.<br/>

    Olafur Eliasson, he of <a href="http://gothamist.com/2008/06/27/nyc_waterfalls_night_moves.php#photo-1">the Waterfalls fame</a>, calls this installation "Your waste of time." It consists of massive pieces of ice that broke off from Iceland's largest glacier, Vatnajokull. The oldest ice in the glacier is estimated to have originated 800 years ago.<br/>

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    Olafur Eliasson, he of <a href="http://gothamist.com/2008/06/27/nyc_waterfalls_night_moves.php#photo-1">the Waterfalls fame</a>, calls this installation "Your waste of time." It consists of massive pieces of ice that broke off from Iceland's largest glacier, Vatnajokull. The oldest ice in the glacier is estimated to have originated 800 years ago.<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Pierre Huyghe's "Zoodram 5": Live marine ecosystem, sculptured shell, basalt rock, glass tank, filtration system. We're told the installation features a hermit crab and arrow crabs. <br/>

    Pierre Huyghe's "Zoodram 5": Live marine ecosystem, sculptured shell, basalt rock, glass tank, filtration system. We're told the installation features a hermit crab and arrow crabs. <br/>

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    Pierre Huyghe's "Zoodram 5": Live marine ecosystem, sculptured shell, basalt rock, glass tank, filtration system. We're told the installation features a hermit crab and arrow crabs. <br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Ian Cheng's eerie kinetic installation (see video in this post) consists of live mobile devices, mineral oil, silica, sand.<br/>

    Ian Cheng's eerie kinetic installation (see video in this post) consists of live mobile devices, mineral oil, silica, sand.<br/>

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    Ian Cheng's eerie kinetic installation (see video in this post) consists of live mobile devices, mineral oil, silica, sand.<br/>
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    Alisa Baremboym's "6-D"<br/>

    Alisa Baremboym's "6-D"<br/>

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    Alisa Baremboym's "6-D"<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Olafur Eliasson, he of <a href="http://gothamist.com/2008/06/27/nyc_waterfalls_night_moves.php#photo-1">the Waterfalls fame</a>, calls this installation "Your waste of time." It consists of massive pieces of ice that broke off from Iceland's largest glacier, Vatnajokull. The oldest ice in the glacier is estimated to have originated 800 years ago.<br/>

    Olafur Eliasson, he of <a href="http://gothamist.com/2008/06/27/nyc_waterfalls_night_moves.php#photo-1">the Waterfalls fame</a>, calls this installation "Your waste of time." It consists of massive pieces of ice that broke off from Iceland's largest glacier, Vatnajokull. The oldest ice in the glacier is estimated to have originated 800 years ago.<br/>

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    Olafur Eliasson, he of <a href="http://gothamist.com/2008/06/27/nyc_waterfalls_night_moves.php#photo-1">the Waterfalls fame</a>, calls this installation "Your waste of time." It consists of massive pieces of ice that broke off from Iceland's largest glacier, Vatnajokull. The oldest ice in the glacier is estimated to have originated 800 years ago.<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    John Miller's "A Refusal to Set Limits"<br/>

    John Miller's "A Refusal to Set Limits"<br/>

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    John Miller's "A Refusal to Set Limits"<br/>
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    John Miller's "A Refusal to Set Limits"<br/>

    John Miller's "A Refusal to Set Limits"<br/>

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    John Miller's "A Refusal to Set Limits"<br/>
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    The VW Dome, which was used for the opening press conference, will be taken down this week to make way for the Young Architects Program "<a href="http://gothamist.com/2013/01/17/moma_ps1_gets_party_wall_for_this_s.php">Party Wall" installation</a> in the courtyard.<br/>

    The VW Dome, which was used for the opening press conference, will be taken down this week to make way for the Young Architects Program "<a href="http://gothamist.com/2013/01/17/moma_ps1_gets_party_wall_for_this_s.php">Party Wall" installation</a> in the courtyard.<br/>

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    The VW Dome, which was used for the opening press conference, will be taken down this week to make way for the Young Architects Program "<a href="http://gothamist.com/2013/01/17/moma_ps1_gets_party_wall_for_this_s.php">Party Wall" installation</a> in the courtyard.<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Argentinian architecture firm a77 is creating a "colony" in the PS1 courtyard in which "artists, thinkers, architects, and other cultural agents are invited to live together." As you can see, the  installation is just getting started, and will use salvaged materials to allude to the "powerful storms that have left behind large swaths of wreckage destined for landfills."<br/>

    Argentinian architecture firm a77 is creating a "colony" in the PS1 courtyard in which "artists, thinkers, architects, and other cultural agents are invited to live together." As you can see, the installation is just getting started, and will use salvaged materials to allude to the "powerful storms that have left behind large swaths of wreckage destined for landfills."<br/>

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    Argentinian architecture firm a77 is creating a "colony" in the PS1 courtyard in which "artists, thinkers, architects, and other cultural agents are invited to live together." As you can see, the installation is just getting started, and will use salvaged materials to allude to the "powerful storms that have left behind large swaths of wreckage destined for landfills."<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Latifa Echakhch's "Erratum," created by smashing Moroccan tea glasses against the gallery wall.<br/>

    Latifa Echakhch's "Erratum," created by smashing Moroccan tea glasses against the gallery wall.<br/>

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    Latifa Echakhch's "Erratum," created by smashing Moroccan tea glasses against the gallery wall.<br/>
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    Peter Buggenhout's "The Blind Leading the Blind" consists of polystyrene, polyester, iron, wood, trash, and other material covered with household dust.<br/>

    Peter Buggenhout's "The Blind Leading the Blind" consists of polystyrene, polyester, iron, wood, trash, and other material covered with household dust.<br/>

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    Peter Buggenhout's "The Blind Leading the Blind" consists of polystyrene, polyester, iron, wood, trash, and other material covered with household dust.<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Polish artist Pawel Althamer's "Brodno People"<br/>

    Polish artist Pawel Althamer's "Brodno People"<br/>

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    Polish artist Pawel Althamer's "Brodno People"<br/>
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    Polish artist Pawel Althamer's "Brodno People"<br/>

    Polish artist Pawel Althamer's "Brodno People"<br/>

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    Polish artist Pawel Althamer's "Brodno People"<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium." Literary types were reading political stuff out loud during the press preview.<br/>

    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium." Literary types were reading political stuff out loud during the press preview.<br/>

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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium." Literary types were reading political stuff out loud during the press preview.<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>

    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>

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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>

    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>

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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>

    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>

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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>

    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>

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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>

    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>

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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>

    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>

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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>

    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>

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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>

    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>

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    Adrian Vilar Rojas's "The Innocence of the Animals" resembles "both an amphitheater of antiquity and a post-apocalyptic auditorium."<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    A school that's part of Expo 1 features a library that will grow throughout the exhibition.<br/>

    A school that's part of Expo 1 features a library that will grow throughout the exhibition.<br/>

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    A school that's part of Expo 1 features a library that will grow throughout the exhibition.<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    James Turrell's "Meeting" is a permanent installation at PS1, and is only open at specific times in the afternoon, weather permitting.<br/>

    James Turrell's "Meeting" is a permanent installation at PS1, and is only open at specific times in the afternoon, weather permitting.<br/>

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    James Turrell's "Meeting" is a permanent installation at PS1, and is only open at specific times in the afternoon, weather permitting.<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Meg Webster's "Pool" was originally commissioned for MoMA PS1 in 1998 and has been brought back for Expo 1. Look closely, and you can see live koi in the pool.<br/>

    Meg Webster's "Pool" was originally commissioned for MoMA PS1 in 1998 and has been brought back for Expo 1. Look closely, and you can see live koi in the pool.<br/>

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    Meg Webster's "Pool" was originally commissioned for MoMA PS1 in 1998 and has been brought back for Expo 1. Look closely, and you can see live koi in the pool.<br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Gordon Matta-Clark's classic <a href="http://tacticaldesign.mit.edu/archives/73">"Fresh Air Cart"</a> consists of "a wheelchair like cart with two oxygen tanks that doled out fresh air to passerbys in the streets of New York City" in 1972. <br/>

    Gordon Matta-Clark's classic <a href="http://tacticaldesign.mit.edu/archives/73">"Fresh Air Cart"</a> consists of "a wheelchair like cart with two oxygen tanks that doled out fresh air to passerbys in the streets of New York City" in 1972. <br/>

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    Gordon Matta-Clark's classic <a href="http://tacticaldesign.mit.edu/archives/73">"Fresh Air Cart"</a> consists of "a wheelchair like cart with two oxygen tanks that doled out fresh air to passerbys in the streets of New York City" in 1972. <br/>
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    Chris Burden's Another World 2, a 1993 piece consisting of Wood, glass, two models of the Titanic, Erector set.

    Chris Burden's Another World 2, a 1993 piece consisting of Wood, glass, two models of the Titanic, Erector set.

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    Chris Burden's Another World 2, a 1993 piece consisting of Wood, glass, two models of the Titanic, Erector set.
    Katie Sokoler / Gothamist
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    The ProBio group show is kept squeaky clean by robot vacuums.

    The ProBio group show is kept squeaky clean by robot vacuums.

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    The ProBio group show is kept squeaky clean by robot vacuums.
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