Invited by the Metropolitan Museum of Art to create a site-specific installation
for the iris and b. gerald cantor roof garden, the twin brothers Mike and Doug Starn
(born in New Jersey in 1961) present their new work, ‘big bambú: you can’t, you don’t,
and you won’t stop’.
The monumental bamboo structure, ultimately measuring 100 feet long, 50 feet wide,
and 50 feet high, takes the form of a cresting wave that bridges the realms of sculpture,
architecture, and performance. ‘big bambú’ is a growing and changing installation,―a vast
network of 5,000 interlocking 30- and 40-foot-long fresh-cut bamboo poles, lashed
together with 50 miles of nylon rope. it will continue to be constructed throughout
the duration of the exhibition. the first phase of the structure―measuring about 100 feet
long, 50 feet wide, and 30 feet high―was completed by opening day, April 27.
What a beauty..
