In Pictures
Art photog’s views of Vessel at Hudson Yards
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON
Downtown photographer
Milo Hess would
not have missed the opportunity
to shoot Vessel at the
opening of Hudson Yards on
Fri., March 15.
The interactive sculpture is
the centerpiece of the new complex,
located just south of the
Javits Convention Center.
The newly constructed structure
offers some great views of
the Hudson River, New Jersey
and Greenwich Village. But
Hess, known for his art photos,
was naturally more interested
in the unusual angular views of
the Vessel itself.
Designed by English architect
Thomas Heatherwick, the
15-story-tall artwork is a honeycomb
of copper-coated steel.
It sports 154 staircases, 80
landings and 2,500 steps, and
has a capacity of 700 people.
If you walk up and down it in
a continuous circular path, the
distance traveled is one mile.
There is a small elevator, as well.
A look up at Vessel from right underneath it.
PHOTOS BY MILO HESS
A glowing blue circle is on
the ground-floor level at the
center of Vessel.
(And, no, the glowing blue light in
the center of Vessel’s fl oor is actually
not a “Star Trek”-like “transporter”
that will beam you up to the structure’s
top. But it looks pretty cool.)
Vessel is completely open to the
elements. So, if it’s pouring rain or
snowing, don’t expect it to be open.
Vessel is open seven days a week,
from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. It’s free, but
timed tickets much be purchased
online at www.hudsonyardsnewyork.
com/discover/staircase/.
While the soaring structure has
garnered plenty of praise, there
will, of course, always be critics
— and jokesters: Slate, for one,
likened it to a gigantic shawarma
rotisserie grill.
18 March 28, 2019 TVG Schneps Media
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