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New York's Amory Arts Week

CNC report from New York

Added On March 3, 2011

People walking through Times Square in New York City will have a chance to look at some interesting sculptures at the city's hottest spot this week.

LIFESTYLES takes you there.

As part of a weeklong public art installation for New York's Amory Arts Week, 24 hand-made paper sheep, created by Brooklyn based artist Kyu Seok Oh, are on display in Duffy Square Tuesday.

The artist said he wanted to create a contrast to the intimidating, chaotic atmosphere associated with the so-called Crossroads of the World with a group of white paper sheep emerging in a corner of Times Square.

He also hopes that the excited crowds can make a short stop and count the sheep to relax and doze off a little.

SOUNDBITE: KYY SEOK OH, ARTIST
"I'd like something natural art, using natural material, and monotone color, sheep, I'd like to make people a little bit relaxed sometime."

With full of translucent sphere, looking like bubbling sea foam, the sculpturecan illuminate beautiful colors at night.

SOUNDBITE: GRIMANESA AMOROS, ARTIST
"I'm originally from Peru, and I live in New York. This name of this piece is called The Uros House.  It was inspired by the Uros House in Peru Lake Titicaca. People in this region make their houses from these materials called totora, and they make boats and houses and it's all coming from the floating island, so I think it's very interesting to make my own interpretation of these Uros House in New York, in Times Square."

The outdoor exhibition also features a bronze mouse by New York artist Tom Otterness, a voluptuous female figure made of ceramic tiles and glass pebbles by Niki de Saint Phalle and a work made of compact discs.

SOUNDBITE: GLENN WEISS, PUBLIC AND DESIGN MANAGER   
"The Alliance  for the last three years have been trying to bring contemporary art to Times Square. And this is our largest sculptures event to take place during that time period."

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