Maelstrom at the MET Roof Garden

The sun has finally come out, which gave us the opportunity to go see the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the seasonal sculpture in the roof garden. This year the chosen piece is Maelstrom, by American artist Roxy Paine.

I liked last year's Balloon Dog by Jeff Koons better, mostly because the Balloon Dog transfixed me in a bizarre way where I could not tear my eyes away.
This piece, though more spatially ambitious, was not as successful for my taste. Maybe it was that we'd been walking for a couple of hours, or that to roof garden was crowded with too many people excited by the sudden burst of summer weather; whatever it was, the tree was not as photogenic or engaging as it would seem on paper. It did occupy the whole space though, and I have to appreciate it when artists allow visitors to touch and interact with their art. Too bad you couldn't climb the metal branches.