Photo and article at The New York Times
"If it looks as if someone just struck oil in a vacant lot near Times Square, it may be a while before you see any evidence of Texas tea.
The two 25-foot simulated oil pump jacks bobbing up and down at the southeast corner of 46th Street and Eighth Avenue are actually a new sculptural work by the New York-based artist Josephine Meckseper. An initiative by the nonprofit Art Production Fund, “Manhattan Oil Project” officially opens today and will remain on view through May 6."
