Tidbits: Pink Snail Art Installation

D’ya remember Christo? When he wrapped the Beach Islands in shocking pink? Well, the guys from Italian-based, Cracking Art Group, want to do something similar. Instead of fabric, they plan on creating clusters of pink and magenta snails the size of a Mini Cooper along several Miami Beach roads. The six-week exhibition, which would be in place before, during and after Art Basel will run about $100,000 paid for by the artists. There will be 26 large and 20 small snails. Some snails will be lighted with solar up-lights for a nighttime effect.  They will be anchored and filled with sand or water for stability, and treated with anti-graffiti coatings. Sounds fabulous. Bring it on!

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