The Oculus is a building unlike any other in New York. A giant skeletal chamber, large, impressive, and sterile. It sits like an eye in the middle of the World Trade Center.
The Oculus, the centerpiece of this shopping center and transportation hub gives first-time viewers reason to pause and take a photo, but does not carry the kind of divine inspiration one would experience in the Sistine Chapel—until now.
Up Close: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel exhibit opened at Oculus on June 23 and is giving busy visitors out for a new iPhone or transferring from a New York subway to one of New Jersey’s path trains a chance to see some of the most beautiful art in the world.
The Oculus has played host to artistic displays before, crystaline commercial displays for an audio equipment maker, and crafted exhibits for tastefully displayed (and exclusively priced) accessories. But this is the first experiential art exhibit to open at Oculus according to Scott Sanders, creative head of global entertainment at Westfield World Trade Center, Oculus’s home.
