The New York Earth Room



The New York Earth Room

On the second floor of an anonymous storefront on Wooster street is a 3,600-square-foot room covered in 22 inches of loamy soil. Yes, a room filled with dirt, and it's been there since 1977! The New York Earth Room is a longterm installation by artist Walter De Maria. It’s a signifier of what Soho really is, under all of the wealth and glamor of the neighborhood: a space on an island made of dirt and rocks. Ring the bell on the ground floor to enter. (closed from 3-3:30 pm)

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Dia Art Foundation

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Dia Art Foundation

535 W 22nd St, Manhattan , 10011

  • Dia Art Foundation  metro station 23rd St - C-E connection 1 Dia Art Foundation  metro station 23rd St - C-E connection 2 23rd St - C-E
535 W 22nd St, Manhattan , 10011