The Agony of Man is a 1200 pound, 3 times lifesize anatomically correct rendition of the human form built entirely out of steel (scrap metal). Some of the components include: I-beam, railroad track, rebar, boilers, New York City garbage cans, and bits (the teeth) from road resurfacing equipment.The Eye/Zygoma bone is salvaged from the original park benches at Madison Square Park. The ribs are salvaged from the original concrete island of Worth Square, where all the water from upstate New York comes to lower Manhattan.
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The inner thigh muscle (Sartorius) is made from an extinct type of rebar salvaged from the original foundation of the Union Square Subway Station. Some of New York's construction history can be found in the construction of The Agony of Man. |
