Who’s that sleepwalking naked in NYC? A piece of art

Tourists stop to look at artist Tony Matelli's Sleepwalker (2014), a lifelike figure of a man in white briefs wandering in his sleep with outstretched arms. (AFP)

Updated on: Apr 27, 2016 6:46 PM IST

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Tourists stop to look at artist Tony Matelli's Sleepwalker (2014), a lifelike figure of a man in white briefs wandering in his sleep with outstretched arms. (AFP)

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The installation has been put up at Highline, New York as part of the show Wanderlust on April 25, 2016. (AFP)

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A woman ‘embraces’ the artwork as others watch and laugh. (AFP)

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In 2014, Sleepwalker was installed on the campus of Wellesley, a women’s college just outside of Boston. (AFP)

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There it caused some trouble when a petition to remove the piece was filed because it had become “a source of apprehension, fear, and triggering thoughts regarding sexual assault for some members of our campus community.” (AFP)

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Tourists stop to look at the figure. (AFP)

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Of course, more than a few got mischievous ideas. (AFP)

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But most just clicked photographs. (AFP)

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Or watched from afar. Such uncanny resemblance with a human is not easy for everyone to digest. (AFP)

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Yes, selfies are inevitable in 2016. (AFP)

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New York doesn’t seem to mind it at all. (AFP)