Pappi’s Glass Bottle Bubbles – Part II
The is the second part of Pappi’s Glass Bottle Bubbles. Read Glass Bottle Bubbles Part 1 for its backstory.
It was the week of Valentine’s day when – Pappi’s Glass Bottle Bubbles were removed from its spot at 1st Street and Newark Avenue.
“Pappi” (not his real name) – the Jersey City local street artist who prefers to be anonymous – has formed two theories on why his sculpture installations had been temporarily removed by the Jersey City Parking Authority:
1. Someone in the area complained
2. JCPA was triggered by liability issues
Day 2 of the installation
Pappi quickly dropped number 1 theory, as he thinks that JC residents “prefer art over loitering drunks…” to quote him.
Theory number 2 was more likely, as the city will not allow people falling over the bottles and getting hurt because of it.
Read the complete story and see more pictures of Glass Bottle Bubbles…
Day 1 of the installation.
Night 5 of the installation.
It is confirmed that this is a liability issue, based on Pappi’s email updates. According to Pappi, JCPA crew liked the art and didn’t want it removed. Unfortunately, they were just following orders. Pappi had met with JCPA officials to make the sculpture installations permanent.
Have you seen this glass bottle bubbles before it was taken down? If not, then make sure not to miss Pappi’s latest sculpture installation: The Flynn Star on Monmouth Street.
My latest email conversation with Pappi includes his latest street stunt, but he did not disclose the location yet.
Keep up the good work, Pappi! And we hope the Glass Bottle Bubbles will have a permanent location for viewing.
Photos from: Trent Adams of mediaslate.org
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