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Don't you love interactive museum exhibits? This morning, Alex and I swung by the New Museum's amazing new exhibit,
Carston Höller: Experience, which has transformed the museum into a grown-up playground. First, we rode a mirrored carousel, where you sit on swings and rotate slowly, while listening to
actual birds singing. It was incredibly relaxing, and you felt like you were five years old.
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See the mobile of chirping birds? Now, see the
top of the slide?
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Fascinated by themes of childhood, safety, love and doubt, Höller built a 102-foot-long slide that runs from the museum's fourth floor to the second floor.
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Naturally, Alex was braver and went first.
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Down he goes!
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Butterflies in my stomach, I went next. The guide told me to put my hands in my lap...
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...and tuck my feet into the canvas sack seat.
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Whoosh! The slide was FAST with twists, turns and blinking lights. You basically fly out of the tunnel at the end; I definitely screamed! :) What a trip!
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The exhibit also has a sensory deprivation tank, in which you float weightlessly and have an out-of-body experience...
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...and upside-down goggles, which make you see the world (you guessed it) upside down.
What a fun exhibit; I'd highly recommend going by. See more
here. xoxo
P.S. Look at Höller's slide at the
Tate Modern!(Glasses photo courtesy of The New Museum; tank photo by Katie Sokoler/Gothamist; all other photos by us)
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