Massive 6,000 troy ounce cube of gold dropped into Central Park, New York
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A cube made from 186 kilograms of pure 24-karat gold was constructed and dropped in the middle of the park.
German artist Niclas Castello designed the cube, and although the artwork is not for sale, it’s valued at about $11.7 million.
The gold was purchased at $1,788 per ounce, and the full 410-pound art piece even has its own security team!
The box was positioned at the park’s Naumburg Bandshell venue early this morning.
“[The work] is a conceptual work of art in all its facets.” He said the idea was to “create something that is beyond our world — that is intangible,” Castello told ArtNews in a statement.
https://nypost.com/2022/02/02/a-pure-gold-cube-worth-11-7m-is-sitting-in-central-park/
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Yea sure, anyone proud of their work would have a manufacturer name and karat weight stamped on it
That'd be neat to see in person.
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After it's been there awhile, they should melt it and use the gold to strike commemorative coins or medals honoring Central Park like they did with the gold bars recovered from the SS Central America. Profits could be used to support the arts for Central Park. Ron Landis or Dan Carr would do a great job. Just an idea.
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Actually that sounds like a great idea...
The block itself, intrinsic value aside is kinda ho hum IMO
It's all about what the people want...
It's hollow and about 1/4" thick. And it still weighs 400lb.
Things that pass for art these days. Sheesh!!
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That's the part that astounded me!
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410 pounds is easy to move rather quickly with the right gear. Does Niclas know what's going on in NYC right now when word gets out?
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410 i could put on my shoulders and walk it out, thought it was heavier by....a ton
It's a hollow cube. "The box measures just over a foot and a half on all sides and is only about a quarter-inch thick. "
I dig it. I like the idea and I like the presentation and the simplicity. Regardless of its thickness gold remains beautiful. In damn near any form.
And I am sure just like your 1976 Trans Am with gold eagle, you had to be there and see it to really appreciate it.
I couldn’t agree more. At least it’s not millions for painted fake rocks in the middle of the desert.
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I do not see the 'art' that is implied. Though in my eyes, gold is beautiful. I will stay with my coins, nuggets and jewelry.... Cheers, RickO
At the risk of being the pretentious nerd that I am: Art doesn't have to be "pretty" or "beautiful", or even interesting. We hopefully have lots of those things in our lives.
Art is often created to elicit a response. Ideally an emotional response.
If you think it's beautiful, if you think it's ugly, if you think it's stupid. If you immediately thought it was a waste, or if you spent a second trying to figure out how you'd move it. If you thought about the thickness, how cold it looks, how it would feel to slice into it with a plasma cutter, what you'd do with it if you got it home.
If you thought about it, and it made you feel something. That's art.
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Yes it is art ....
but if I was the artist, I would have made the shape of that gold into an asteroid.
Look like a hollow box to me. RGDS!
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Must be one heck of a security team, hope they're heavily armed, surely when the word gets out someone somewhere will entertain the thought of taking it. I don't really see the 'art' part of it.
If solid .999 fine gold it would weigh about 70,000 troy ounces, almost 5,000 adv. pounds!
I'd be more impressed if it was solid, not hollow.
I'm sure it would be significantly smaller, but it would give a more accurate representation of the density, etc.
I think its more about marketing, for the "artist" and some crypto they're about to introduce.
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residents thought it was free money for them to have to pay their bills ... how did they ever get that idea?
Reminds me when we lived in Marin Co. in the 70's and Cristo ran his plastic bed sheet fence into the Pacific Ocean. I was comfortably numb at the time. Peace Roy
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