Saturday, February 28, 2009

Turning Bars, Madrid, 1908


Improvisation here, but in my observation the turning bar remains one of the most popular (and simple) playground pieces. They feature in almost all of Aldo Van Eyck's work. I don't see them much in newer installations, though...liability, perhaps?


ByChusseau-FlaviensTitle, from the George Eastman House Collection. Online at the flickr commons project.


I keep thinking about this turning bar...I really like the length of this one because it allows for communal play in a way that the typical short length of bar does not.

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