During my pillage of retail stores today, I passed by 53rd and Park and found a disturbing scene.  Colorless Hello Kitty statues hiding in a courtyard of an office building! I obviously have no idea since there wasn’t anything to indicate why they are there and for what purpose.  To me it’s just a bit creepy to see them so colorless, cos I am so used to all the pink and red colors for this iconic character.  

After some digging online, here’s the info: these statues are created by Tom Sachs, they are his first monumental bronze works.  Stood in the Noguchi Garden of the Lever House, the giant statues of Helly Kitty, My Melody and Miffy has been around since last year.  

This just prove that you never know what you will find in New York City, so the best thing to do is to walk around!

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