Allusions to Alexander Calder, Big Bird, and lunar landings converge on the roof of the Met, through Oct. 31, in “As Long as the Sun Lasts,” a new sculpture by Alex Da Corte (above, disguised as Jim Henson). An inscription on the base of the piece reads “1969”—but Da Corte made it during the past year. The American artist explains the anachronism in poetic terms: “I wanted to hearken back to the year Jim Henson brought the Muppets to Sesame Street, humans met the moon, and we took steps to a more equitable future.”
Big Bird Goes Mobile at the Met
A sculpture by Alex Da Corte, installed on the roof of the museum, combines allusions to Alexander Calder, “Sesame Street,” and lunar landings.
Photograph by Bubi Canal for The New Yorker
