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"   Carsten H\u00F6ller&amp;#039;s carousel. Photo: BFANYC  The New Museum`s Carsten H\u00F6ller exhibition hasn&amp;#039;t even been open for 24 hours and its already garnering Savage Beauty-like buzz. As far as museum exhibis go, it couldn&amp;#039;t be more different from the Met&amp;#039;s McQueen extravaganza\u2014but it is loads of fun. The Belgian scientist-turned-artist has spent twenty years designing experimental (and experiential) pieces &amp;quot;designed to explore the limits of human sensorial perception and logic through carefully controlled participatory experiences.&amp;quot; At the New Museum, that translates into a magical mirrored carousel, a cluster of bird cages, a sensory deprivation floating pool, neon animal statues and\u2014to everyone&amp;#039;s delight\u2014a silver slide that zooms you from the fourth floor to the second with enough twists and turns to remind you of a water park. Last night, at the Belvedere sponsored party, no one hesitated to sign the &amp;quot;won&amp;#039;t-sue-if-we-die&amp;quot; waivers required to ride both the carousel (which moves slower than a snail so the rider can &amp;quot;reconsider the meanings of play and participation&amp;quot;) and the slide\u2014but there were plenty of screams on the way down. H\u00F6ller&amp;#039;s installation will be up at the New Museum through January 15th. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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