The abstract Mark di Suvero sculpture on Philly’s Ben Franklin Parkway called Iroquois used to move so much that people could literally jump up and ride the art piece. I’m honestly surprised that no one ever got hurt. Apparently, so is the artist and the Fairmount Arts Commission because Iroquois has recently been permanantly tethered with a cable to prevent folks from breaking their legs riding it anymore. Check the wild clips of psychos riding this thing.
How Much Art Can You Take?
October 16th, 2007 by Labuda · 4 Comments
Tags: art&design · injuries · philadelphia · something weird · wtf is this
4 responses so far ↓
Hans // Oct 16, 2007 at 8:13 am
doesn’t it you know, kind of defeat the whole purpose if they tether the thing?
caged birds and all.
steve t. // Oct 16, 2007 at 10:20 am
d00dz, I broke out a triple backflip dismount on that thing and stuck the landing! Nearly broke my legs in two!!!
sarah jane digitalux // Oct 16, 2007 at 3:38 pm
hmm. the di suvero sculpture we have in my hometown (grand rapids, michigan) has a big-ass tire swing attached and is commonly referred to as “the di suvero swing”
this shit is meant to move and tethering it kind of ruins things.
Pepe // Oct 18, 2007 at 7:34 am
you i saw someone riding that thing a couple of weeks ago. i never knew it moved. that thing goes high as shit.
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