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As Robert Smithson's conceptual art piece 'Floating Island' docked for the last time yesterday, its reign as New York's preeminent focus for inanity was briefly interrupted by a competing piece of conceptual art: A small motorboat containing a minature replica of this year's other major piece of high-profile absurdity, Jean-Claude and Christo's Gates. Alas, the mini-Gates did not find a home at the mini-park, but -- at least for one day -- we hated cheeky art students just a bit less.

A Miniature Gate in Hot Pursuit of a Miniature Central Park [NYT]

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(Via Gawker.)