Joie de Vivre (di Suvero)

Joie de Vivre (English: Joy of Life) is an outdoor sculpture by Mark di Suvero, located at Zuccotti Park in the Financial District of Lower 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]

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	40.70897°N 74.01094°W / 40.70897; -74.01094

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

1. 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.
2. "Joie de Vivre". Alliance for the Arts. Archived from the original on June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
3. 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.

External links

• Media related to Joie de Vivre at Wikimedia Commons
• Unwitting Monuments by Brooke Kamin Rapaport (May 28, 2014), International Sculpture Center