page_title: New York Earth Room
hierarchical_section_title: New York Earth Room
caption_attribution_description: English: Buzzer for the New York Earth Room by Walter De Maria
context_page_description: The New York Earth Room is an interior sculpture by the artist Walter de Maria that has been installed in a loft at 141 Wooster Street in New York City since 1977. The sculpture is a permanent installation of 250 cubic yards of earth in 3,600 square feet of floor space, and 22 inch depth of material. The installation has had the same caretaker, Bill Dilworth, for the past 23 years, and is maintained by the Dia Art Foundation who consider it one of their 11 locations and sites they manage.
context_section_description: The New York Earth Room is an interior sculpture by the artist Walter de Maria that has been installed in a loft at 141 Wooster Street in New York City since 1977. The sculpture is a permanent installation of 250 cubic yards (197 cubic meters) of earth in 3,600 (335 square meters) square feet of floor space, and 22 inch depth of material (56 centimeters). The installation has had the same caretaker, Bill Dilworth, for the past 23 years, and is maintained by the Dia Art Foundation who consider it one of their 11 locations and sites they manage.
caption: The buzzer that must be pressed to gain entry to the New York Earth Room.
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