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The famous spinning sculpture, which got rejuvenated recently, left the Hamptons on Monday. Like so many Manhattanites who have spent the weekend in the Hamptons, a familiar landmark had to go back to New York City. The giant Astor Place cube was a big star in the East End of Long Island, if only because…

Southampton, New York – New York City’s popular landmark, the Astor Place Cube (also known as the Alamo) created in 1967 by renowned sculptor Tony Rosenthal (1914-2009), is currently undergoing a full restoration. Before returning to New York City once the restoration is complete, the Tony Rosenthal Estate will show the Alamo at the Hamptons Fine Art Fair from July 13 to July 16 where Rosenthal will be posthumously inducted into the Hamptons Artists’ Hall of Fame.

New York – New York City Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez and the Tony Rosenthal Art Estate today announced an agreement to refurbish “Alamo (Cube),” a beloved 56-year old sculpture at Astor Place Plaza in the East Village. Known as “The Cube,” the sculpture is popular for its interactivity, with a mechanism that has allowed it to spin when pushed by several people – but for the last year, that mechanism had stopped working properly. Work crews removed the sculpture last night and over the coming months, Versteeg Art Fabricators will conduct a full restoration of the sculpture, with costs underwritten by the Rosenthal estate. The restoration will be completed by this summer when the artwork is expected to return to Astor Place in its full spinning glory.

The Tony Rosenthal sculpture Odyssey III became a bold red centerpiece this week for the San Diego Museum of Art. The partially crowd-funded “Art of the Open Air” exhibit showcases the Museum’s internationally significant sculpture collection in the Plaza de Panama. The outdoor exhibit’s vision is to provide public access to art for free, every…