chanel art pavilion

Yesterday, I read an article somewhere that New Yorkers love to wait in lines. The article was about the Chanel Art Pavilion, a temporary art installation designed by Zaha Hadid, which landed in Central Park on October 20. I disagree. New Yorkers strongly dislike waiting in lines. But they seem to do it anyway. I can't imagine waiting and waiting and waiting in the Chanel line for two hours. I just can't do it. Even if I brought a book, which I didn't, and was alone, which I wasn't. I did really want to experience the space inside the spaceship-like pod. Perhaps on a rainy day when there will be no line. But I only have until November 9 to do so. The Chanel Art Pavilion is off to London, Moscow and Paris after its New York engagement, following Hong Kong and Tokyo.


Zaha Hadid's Chanel Art Pavilion is located in Central Park at the Rumsey Play Field. Enter at 5th Avenue and 69th Street. October 20 - November 9, 2008. Free timed tickets required. Currently sold out. Try your luck waiting on line, day of show, for cancellations.

Sunday, October 26. The 12:15 session. Reserved tickets only.


The line for "try your luck" began here. The white glow from the spacecraft
is strangely in every one of my pictures.

And more line. After talking with some people, it seemed
that the wait would be close to 2 hours. We abandoned hope
and went to Madras Mahal on Lexington and 28th for Indian food.
We were greatly rewarded with a lunch buffet.