In 2015, the Peabody Essex Museum kicks off the first U.S. tour featuring Theo Jansen's famed kinetic sculptures. Dynamic and interdisciplinary, Jansen's Strandbeests (beach animals) blur the lines between art and science, sculpture and performance. The exhibition will celebrate the thrill of the Strandbeests' unique locomotion as well as the processes that have driven their evolutionary development on the Dutch seacoast. The exhibition will premiere at PEM in Fall 2015, then travel to Chicago and San Francisco.
You really need to Google strandbeests so you can see them moving along the beach. It's incredible. We saw people mostly pushing them on City Hall Plaza (Boston) due to a lack of wind and space. But the view from Deb's office was wonderful! And we weren't bothering anyone because they leave early on Fridays during the summer. Yay.
Dismantling them to put into truck
Large pole in the center was used to push them.
Views from outdoor patio at Legal Seafoods
Inside below deck of Legal Seafood. The upper deck was fabulous with a warm ocean breeze. The drinks were good too!
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