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Joie de Vivre (di Suvero)

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Joie de Vivre
English: Joy of Life


Artist	Mark di Suvero
Year	1998 (1998)^[1]
Type	Sculpture
Dimensions	21 m (70 ft)
Location	New York City, New York, United States
Coordinates	40°42′32″N 74°00′39″W / 40.70897°N 74.01094°W / 40.70897; -74.01094

Joie de Vivre (English: Joy of Life) is an outdoor sculpture by Mark di Suvero, located at Zuccotti Park in the Financial DistrictofLower Manhattan, New York City. The 70-foot sculpture, composed of "open-ended tetrahedrons", was installed by the intersection of Broadway and Cedar Street in June 2006 and was previously located at the Holland Tunnel rotary (also named St. John's Park).^[2]

In October 2011, during Occupy Wall Street, a man climbed Joie de Vivre, where he remained for several hours until he was escorted down by police.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Dunford, Martin (January 2, 2009). The Rough Guide to New York City. Penguin. ISBN 9781848368262. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2014.

^ "Joie de Vivre". Alliance for the Arts. Archived from the original on June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.

^ Baker, Al (October 11, 2011). "Man Climbs 'Joie de Vivre' Sculpture in Zuccotti Park". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 3, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.