A man photographs the 13-foot statue of Christopher Columbus is viewed from the 810-square-foot "living room" art installation by Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi on Sept. 19, 2012, in New York City. Viewed as a piece of conceptual art, "Living Room", which sits 70-feet above ground level and is only accessible via a scaffold-encased staircase, has been temporarily built around the Columbus Monument in Columbus Circle. Up to 25 people at a time can enter the living room to view up close the 1892 marble figure of the Italian explorer.
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