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New York, New York: Foot Fountain

Repulsive ten-foot-high pink foot and lower leg, covered with sore-like mouths and jutting tongues. An adjacent set of pink stationary bike pedals allow passers-by to pump water from a sprinkler at the top of the leg. The creation of Mika Rottenberg; here until May 2026.

Address:
545 W. 30th St., New York, NY
Directions:
On the elevated pedestrian High Line, above W. 30th St., midway between 10th and 11th Aves.
RA Rates:
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Foot Fountain.

Foot Fountain

Checked out the foot on the first day of a brutal NYC heat wave, and there were people enjoying the sprinkler feature of this grotesque sculpture.

[Sean Hollett, 08/09/2025]

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