In 2007, artist Kevin Sudeith examined topographical maps of Manhattan in search of "the most underutilized place [he] could find." Why? A covert form of street art: petroglyphs of modern aircraft carved in the 500 million-year-old Manhattan schist. Sudeith wouldn't disclose the location (he never got permission from the Parks Department), but the outcropping of rock is located in a wooded area that "takes some pretty rugged hiking and climbing to access." He estimates his carvings will last 10,000 years, "or at least until they build something here." [NYT]
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