The Living Room is a 42 foot high public art space at the outskirts of the Design District. If you don't want to park in the garage you can usually find inexpensive street parking in this area.
This canvas for public art was designed R&R Studios to look like the living room of a house. It was created by artist duo Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt. In 2001 Art in America Public Art in Review selected The Living Room as one of the best Art in Public Art projects.
When it was first created The Living Room doubled as the entrance to a furniture showroom. The Living Room was designed as an oversized living room with orange floral wallpaper, curtain, red couch, and a window that played a clever trick of scale and perspective.
The showroom is long gone, but the sculpture itself is still there, under layers of spray paint and dirt. It is used for temporary art installations but most often it is covered in graffiti. The land the Living Room sits on is for sale for $37.5 million so its days may finally be numbered. read more