Tornado

"Tornado" will be on display at the Doris C. Freedman Plaza until February 2012.

Public Art Fund

The Public Art Fund's newest art installation has been unveiled at the southeast corner of Central Park — a sculpture made of steel and inflated inner tube truck tires by artist Michael Sailstorfer.
 
Titled "Tornado," the kinetic sculpture stands more than 25 feet tall and features one hundred distinct "clouds" of inner tubes. Each is secured individually and rustles in the wind, evoking the movement of a swirling cyclone. It is the German artist's first work of public art in the United States.

"Michael's work grows out of his research into the physical properties of a given material, such as the rubber tire, that is not usually considered for its sculptural potential," said Public Art Fund Director & Chief Curator, Nicholas Baume.

The sculpture will stand on display daily until March, 2012 at the Doris C. Freedman Plaza, located at 60th Street at Fifth Avenue. The plaza, named for the founder of the Public Art Fund, has been the site of more than 50 such projects since 1977.