Sam Lavigne and Tega Brain create virtual mega-apartment from NYC real estate listings
The Whitney Museum of American Art, a pioneer in net art since launching Artport in 2001 under curator Christiane Paul, has commissioned a new online work titled "New York Apartment" by artists Sam Lavigne and Tega Brain. The artists aggregated all apartment listings for sale in New York City into a single surreal property. The imaginary apartment spans about 3.5 million square meters, with 65,764 bedrooms and 55,588 bathrooms, listed at $43,869,676,331. Built using real data updated weekly, the project offers a faithful portrait of NYC's housing market, including price diversity, architectural types, and decor styles. Users can explore the mega-apartment via a 3D virtual tour, videos, thousands of images, and descriptions. Contact information for owners and agents is also provided.
Key facts
- Whitney Museum launched Artport in 2001, one of the first museums to focus on net art.
- Christiane Paul has curated Artport since its inception.
- "New York Apartment" is the latest Artport commission by Sam Lavigne and Tega Brain.
- The work aggregates all NYC apartment listings into one virtual apartment.
- The virtual apartment is 3.5 million square meters with 65,764 bedrooms and 55,588 bathrooms.
- The listing price is $43,869,676,331.
- Data is real and updated weekly.
- Includes a 3D virtual tour, videos, images, and agent contacts.
Entities
Artists
- Sam Lavigne
- Tega Brain
- Christiane Paul
- Valentina Tanni
Institutions
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artport
- Artribune
- Politecnico di Milano
- NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti
Locations
- New York City
- New York
- United States