46 street and Eighth Avenue
New York City
Josephine Meckseper
ARTIST
The Last Lot
Pump Jacks (2)
Built 2012
25' x 23' x 6'
3 tons each
until May 6
Weekdays: 4 hours morning and evening
Weekends: 8 hours continuously
"I think of them as a kind of fragment, a glimpse into what our reality is. They are about people struggling to have enough money to pay their heating bills. But they are also about those same people's desire for entertainment and culture, and about the costs of those things too." Josephine Meckseper from "A Wildcat Operation in Midtown" New York Times
I was on the corner of 46 st. and 8th ave. a for half hour on Sunday taking these photographs.
I was the only person who even seemed remotely interested in what these derrick like moving sculptures were about. Apparently, it takes more than just art for a New Yorker to stop walking.
This guy caused more of a sensation, than the pump jack sculptures.
Photos and Text © Phyllis Odessey. All photographs, articles and content on this site,
(with noted exceptions), are the original, copyrighted property of Phyllis Odessey and may not be reposted, reproduced
or used in any way without prior written consent.
Contact information: phyllisodessey@gmail.com.
Thank you for your cooperation!
New York City
Josephine Meckseper
ARTIST
The Last Lot
Pump Jacks (2)
Built 2012
25' x 23' x 6'
3 tons each
until May 6
Weekdays: 4 hours morning and evening
Weekends: 8 hours continuously
"I think of them as a kind of fragment, a glimpse into what our reality is. They are about people struggling to have enough money to pay their heating bills. But they are also about those same people's desire for entertainment and culture, and about the costs of those things too." Josephine Meckseper from "A Wildcat Operation in Midtown" New York Times
I was on the corner of 46 st. and 8th ave. a for half hour on Sunday taking these photographs.
I was the only person who even seemed remotely interested in what these derrick like moving sculptures were about. Apparently, it takes more than just art for a New Yorker to stop walking.
Photos and Text © Phyllis Odessey. All photographs, articles and content on this site,
(with noted exceptions), are the original, copyrighted property of Phyllis Odessey and may not be reposted, reproduced
or used in any way without prior written consent.
Contact information: phyllisodessey@gmail.com.
Thank you for your cooperation!
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