Chris Burden, whose Urban Light at LACMA has somehow guaranteed him a permanent place in my heart, and hopefully in LA’s landscape, is teasing those of us on the West Coast with his 65 foot “poetic interpretation” of the 30 Rock Building in Meccano at Rockefeller Center, titled What My Dad Gave Me. Burden’s Meccano bridge is one of the highlights of the current show at BCAM, the first time I’ve had the opportunity to see one of those pieces in person.

BBC has the video, and the NY Times has the story. I wonder if there’s a tiny metal Liz Lemon in there?

Photos at top and below by Flickr user Peter Roan, aka peterjr1961. He has a whole set of photos from Rockefeller Center, including a several of What My Dad Gave Me.

Seen at both Curbed LA and Boing Boing Gadgets.

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