Yoshitomo Nara's WHITE GHOST

this morning, i left boyfriend's house at 645ish. it took me half an hour and a wet, rainy walk to union square to finally slide into the back seat of a cab. instead of going up 1st ave, he drove up park ave instead. between drifting and out of sleep, a huge white figure caught my eye. i leaned toward the window and saw this:

borrowed from nyclovesnyc

i loved it immediately and thanks to technology, i found out what was in the middle of park ave via my iphone.

Two giant sculptures known as "White Ghost" by Japanese pop artist Yoshitomo Nara are installed on Park Avenue, in conjunction with today's opening of Nara's exhibit at ASIA SOCIETY called "Nobody's Fool." The 12 foot-tall sculptures are made of fiberglass and steel. They are located on the Park Avenue median near the entrances to Asia Society (at 70th Street) and Park Armory (at 67th Street).

Yoshitomo Nara is a leading Japanese Neo Pop artist who is internationally known for his work depicting small children and animals in solitary settings. Nara was born in 1959 in Hirosaki in northern Japan.

so so SO awesome. if it wasn't raining, i would walk there to take my own pictures.

it's been raining non stop and i hope it stops.





♥ LITTLE CROWN