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When a Kiss is not a Kiss

When a Kiss is not a Kiss

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By Steven Heller

Last Friday, Valentine Day, two intrepid MFADers (class of 2020), Shan Wang and Yijing Wu romantically embraced Houston Street with hugs and kisses.
If you know the stretch between Broadway and 6th Avenue you are familiar with the big black cast iron bells that protectively guard the the pedestrian crossings in the medians that separate east from west traffic.
Instead of bells, they saw the makings of chocolate kisses (a Valentine staple). Hugging each object with tin foil the putative kiss was topped with a familiar tissue tag (it read "not edible"), resulting in the perfect Hershey-esque V-Day confection.

traffic dividers



giant hersey kiss sculture



4 giant hersey kiss scultures



4 giant hersey kiss scultures outdoors on the street



chocolate kiss in a person's hand in front of 4 giant hersey kiss scultures



Giant Hershey's Kiss installation



not edible gift wrap

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