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(On the Lower East Side through Jan 12th). &nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><em>Chris Burden, The Big Wheel, three-ton, eight-foot diameter, cast-iron flywheel powered by a 1968 Benelli 250cc motorcycle, 1979.<\/em><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/files.sendible.com\/4941754\/original.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/files.sendible.com\/4941754\/original.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"0\" style=\"display:none;border:0;\" src=\"http:\/\/tracker.sendible.com\/messages\/5fb1f19c-ba2d-4575-ad4d-6b9c550cae24?service=Wordpress&#038;f=2837624&#038;view=true\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twice a day, a New Museum employee starts up and moves a motorcycle to maximum speed, its rear wheel causing a huge, cast-iron flywheel to spin for over two hours after the performance ends.&nbsp; Chris Burden&rsquo;s contraption &ndash; The Big Wheel from 1979 &ndash; contrasts the freedom of an individual on a bike with an &hellip; 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