Misplaced New York City Landscapes

Some of New York’s most iconic buildings are impossible to miss, until you pull them out of the city entirely.

In the series Misplaced New York, artist Anton Repponen lifts landmarks like the Chrysler Building and the Guggenheim from the skyline and sets them down, alone, on desolate sand dunes, mud flats, and lunar plains. Without the use of AI, he has changed the entire perspective of these famous buildings.

Stripped of their familiar context, they turn stark, surreal, and somehow more beautiful.

Metropolitan Opera

Chrysler Building

Guggenheim Museum

“New York City landmarks have been misplaced, their current location unknown. Photographs of unclear origin appear to show them scattered across the globe — on sand dunes, mud flats, ‘lunar’ plains, and rocky beaches. Nobody knows exactly what happened or why. Did they act of their own volition? Was there foul play involved? Stories trickle in from architects, online reviewers, and the buildings themselves, but these only add to the confusion.”
Anton Repponen, Misplaced New York