Refreshed and ready to spin.
Artist Tony Rosenthal’s 1,800-pound sculpture was supposed to be temporary when it was first installed in 1967, but the city loved it.
The Cube became eternal except when it’s out for repairs and general maintenance, which it has been on and off for the past few decades: Most recently, the New Yorkthat the Cube had been sent to a foundry in Connecticut to get a new weatherproof spinning mechanism and a paint job. The director of Rosenthal’s estate, which paid $100,000 for the refurbishment, estimated that that should keep the Cube turning for another 20 years or so.
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