Made On Earth
Reports from the world of backyard technology
Ultimate Hot Wheels Track
Whether you love or hate him, California artist Chris Burden is a genius — he makes a living playing with toys, on an epic scale.
Burden’s kinetic sculpture Metropolis II is a mesmerizing cityscape where 1,100 toy cars blaze down 18 lanes of freeways in endless loops. The work took Burden, his chief engineer Zak Cook, and ten assistants four years to build in his Topanga Canyon studio.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art director Michael Govan promptly dubbed it ...
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