Why has this NYC apartment in a prime location been filled with 140 tons of dirt for forty years?

Why is it that for forty years, a large apartment located in New York City's pricey Soho neighborhood has been filled with 140 tons of dirt? The answer is… art. Located at 141 Wooster Street, the New York Earth Room was created by artist Walter De Maria in 1977 on a commission from the Dia Art Foundation who still own the real estate. — Read the rest

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