Big Puffy Bunnies

Two-story air-filled white rabbits are decorating Capitalism Central—an area near the World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan. Oh the metaphors you could draw from that, but instead, here are some photos of the seven giant bunnies. The art installation is called Intrude, by Amanda Parer. It is at the Brookfield Center—formerly The World Financial Center—on the Hudson River for just a week.

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Inside the glass building that used to be called the World Financial Center and is now Brookfield Center, a massive rabbit competes for size with the giant palm trees.

Outside on the plaza by the Hudson, as the sun set, the rabbits began to glow.

Giant rabbit at sunset

As night fell, the rabbits glowed.

Rabbit and the Hudson River looking at New Jersey. On the left is the Colgate neon clock across the river.

Steve brought his rabbit, Walt Whitman (named that because he likes leaves of grass). Walt also likes sculpture. And rabbits, even though he’s actually a hare.

Walt and Steve

Steve took this.

Steve’s photo of Walt and big buddy.

Steve’s photo of Walt and another buddy.

I saw this great girl leaping around, and asked her to do a bunny hop with Walt. Her name is Arva.

Arva leaps.

Steve captured another jumper.

Walt and I were diverted by this forest of wallpaper.

On the bike ride home around the Battery, Steve and I stopped at the new fish-themed carousel. This is a close up. Another time I’ll post a picture that makes more sense. Meantime, it’s about the shapes.

As we came back to our Lower East Side on our own East River, we saw these fireworks. The Statue of Liberty is at left with the colorful smoke swirling around her.

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