Maelstrom Hits Roof of Met

After all of the rain New York had in June, you'd think the last place Manhattanites would want to be is on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the middle of a maelstrom. But make that Maelstrom, a stunning sculpture by the artist Roxy Paine, and you're talking about an attraction of the highest order. Literally. Specially designed for the Met's roof, above the treetops of Central Park, Maelstrom is 130-feet-long by 45-foot-wide, and is composed of 10,000 pieces of polished stainless steel. Nearly as shiny were the young supporters of the Met, who gathered last evening for the Young Members Summer Party, a cocktail soirée that extended from the roof on down through the museum's halls, including the Tisch Galleries, currently home to the exhibit "The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion."

For photos of guests as muses, click here.

Images courtesy of J. Lovallo.

First unveiled in March, Maelstrom will remain on display through October.

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