2/6/2024 0 Comments Monsters of Mican instaling![]() Their installation employs 20 inflated tentacles ranging from 32 feet to 40 feet to form what can appear to be one or many colorful sea creatures attempting to escape from Building 611. United Kingdom-based artists Filthy Luker and Pedro Estrellas were recruited by Group X and the Navy Yard for this launch project because of the eye-catching scale and surrealist nature of their work. ![]() We want to break through the proverbial, and in this case physical, walls that can too often keep people from feeling invited into the arts world… and with this installation, we’re just getting started.” ![]() “We’re aiming to make artwork enjoyable for all. “The Navy Yard is the perfect place to create a large scale public installation for a number of reasons,” says Group X, the organizers and curators of the project. Ironically, or I suppose not, today, October 8, is International Octopus Day! Located at the Navy Yard’s Building 611 at the intersection of 13th street and Flagship avenue, Sea Monsters HERE will remain on view from the street (the inside of the building is an active warehouse) for six weeks, starting today through Friday, November 16. Installed over the last week and completed just yesterday (Sunday, October 7,) the sculpture is not only the first time Filthy Luker and Pedro Estrellas have installed on the East Coast of the U.S., but it’s also the largest inflatable tentacle sculpture they’ve ever created and installed anywhere in the world! Curated and organized by Group X and commissioned by the Navy Yard, this project is the first collaborative partnership between Group X and the Navy Yard, but the way their press release reads it seems we should expect more from them in the future. ![]() Titled Sea Monsters HERE, the installation that’s just popped up at the Navy Yard was created by world-renowned artists Filthy Luker and Pedro Estrellas. This weekend I got a press release from an “anonymous group of local artists, curators, and organizers,” who are calling themselves Group X, giving me the heads up about this incredible new temporary inflatable installation at the Navy Yard! I was able to run down there quickly Sunday night to get the photo you see above, the rest of the photos below and all the information came from that press release… (Photo above by Conrad Benner, photos below courtesy of Group X) ![]()
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