This week Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi unveils ‘Discovering Columbus’, a ‘living room’ that envelops the iconic Columbus statue in New York City’s midtown district Photography: Jesse Hamerman & Tom Powel, courtesy Public Art Fund, NY

即使你在时代华纳中心工作，你也从来没有见过哥伦布圈像纽约人今年秋天一样，多亏了TatzuNishi的最新展览。

这位日本艺术家以其高耸的“房间”而闻名，它让游客能够面对面地与历史遗迹联系在一起。他将标志性的哥伦布雕像周围的空间改造成了当代的起居室。

在20米高的方尖碑上，“发现哥伦布”是一个阁楼式的休息室，中央公园有巨大的窗户，如果哥伦布还和我们在一起的话，市中心的风景一定会很热闹。但是，最突出的是它的前景是，它将永远无法到达这座有着120年历史的大理石雕像。(哥伦布在这一场合得到了很好的擦洗。)

很少有艺术家能把建筑和室内设计结合起来，有着奇观和游击风格的亲善，就像尼希最近拆除了他成功的弹出式酒店Gent(原文如此)，这是一套客用套房，围绕着根特圣彼得斯火车站那座百年历史的钟楼建造而成。就像在根特一样，热衷于亲眼目睹西的“空间相遇”的纽约人不得不爬上六层脚手架到浮动室，艺术家在那里安装了市中心公寓的所有模特儿，包括他自己定制的“美国流行文化”壁纸。

他所创造的环境实际上是与大理石遗迹相对应的，在现代背景下，大理石遗迹显得尤为突出。唉，就像大多数公共资助的户外艺术展览一样，它将于11月闭幕，否则严寒的冬季气候会抑制纽约人的探险热情。

This photograph of the under-construction artwork shows the 20m base on to which the room is mounted for a close encounter with Columbus Photography: Liz Ligon, courtesy Public Art Fund, NY

Few artists have managed to marry architecture and interior design with spectacle and guerrilla-style goodwill quite like Tatzu Nishi Photography: Tom Powel, courtesy Public Art Fund, NY

The room has large windows onto the city, but it's the prospect of greeting the 120-year-old marble statue face to face that is the highlight Photography: Tom Powel, courtesy Public Art Fund, NY

Nishi has installed all the mod cons of the New York apartment: a sofa, coffee table, TV... Photography: Tom Powel, courtesy Public Art Fund, NY

...and his own bespoke ‘American pop culture’ wallpaper Photography: Tom Powel, courtesy Public Art Fund, NY

Visitors climb six flights up scaffolding to access the room Photography: Tom Powel, courtesy Public Art Fund, NY

The sculpture was cleaned up for the event Photography: Tom Powel, courtesy Public Art Fund, NY

Tatzu Nishi's previous public artwork, 'Hotel Gent', in Belgium has only just been dismantled Photography: Dirk Pauwels

He constructed a suite around the clock tower at Ghent's Sint-Pieters train station Photography: Dirk Pauwels

The 100-year-old clock tower became part of the furniture in the 'guest room' Photography: Dirk Pauwels

It was restored for the occasion, along with the rest of the station Photography: Dirk Pauwels

Nishi spelt out his alias, 'Tazu Rous', in mosaic on the bathroom floor Photography: Dirk Pauwels

The pop-up lasted for several few months Photography: Dirk Pauwels

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