Behind the Scenes of a Kinetic Sculpture: Metropolis II by Chris Burden

Go behind the scenes at LACMA and learn how a dedicated team of museum staff take care of the very popular kinetic sculpture, "Metropolis II" by Chris Burden.
Learn more about "Metropolis II":
www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/...
Video Details
00:00 Introduction to Chris Burden's "Metropolis II"
02:03 How is M2 Maintained?
02:53 Cleaning
03:13 Cars
03:38 Trains
04:40 Credits
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[@fastertrackcreative]

Nice! I used to have wooden blocks like that as a child, stuck in my memory.

[@CarlinTran]

Wow, so much work goes into maintenance. Very cool!

[@mrmomsracing3096]

Awesome !

[@vinicioreyes4792]

Who else is thinking about Superman while watching this.

[@MrUrzua-ps4ib]

Those cleaners are what taxes gets us with many