The Alamo, the Cube at Astor Place

That lovely cube at Astor Place, by Cooper Union and many Starbucks :-), is actually one of four cubes by artist Bernard "Tony" Rosenthal:

The Alamo , the Cube at Cooper Union, also The Alamo, circa 1971
Endover, the Cube at University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Marty's Cube, the Cube in Miami at Florida International University
The Cube in Hamilton, Ohio at Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum. See Item 21 Upper left quadrant of the map
Cubes as awards or Tiny maquettes of the Alamo.
- To honor Christo and Jeanne-Claude (first photo) for The Gates
- To honor the Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority
To advertise PBS, see PBS Rebrands to "Be More" « Art & Business of Motion.
Video:
- Establishing shot at 4 seconds into Be More PBS campaign (on YouTube).
- And Alamo turning at 1 min 8 seconds.
Image:
- massive JPEG of The Alamo (including the Astor Place kiosk ).

Imitation as praise

A contest of Digital modified versions of The Alamo
Jello cube A short lived stand-in. Oddly, Jello ® was invented by the founder of Cooper Union.
Tiled into the wall of the Eighth Street (BMT Broadway Line subway station)
And of course, where would we be without The Alamo dressed as the world's largest Rubik's Cube :-)

Update: Monday, April 3rd, 2006

The Alamo has been de-graffitied back to black by the Parks Department. Weekends are hard on the cube :-)

Update: Friday, November 18th 2005

The Alamo has returned, now repaired. Here is the cube before unveiling.... And now, here is the unveiling.

Update: Wednesday, May 11th 2005

The Arts Commission met about the Alamo as item 22148.

Update: Monday, March 14th 2005

A "cube ghost" of white PVC pipe has sprung into place on Astor Place. The PVC pipe traces the edges of the cube and is held up by a black post.

Cute.

Update: Thursday, March 10th 2005

The Alamo has been taken away for repairs.

To Probe Further

Everything2.com's Cooper Cube Article

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by Chris Lent