Once a neglected junkyard before being purchased by Ben van Meerendonk in the 1980s, this property in the Columbia Street Waterfront District of Brooklyn, New York is now an eclectic sculpture garden. The lot, which is not publicized or marked on any maps, is one of those rare oddities that one simply stumbles upon. For van Meerendonk, it is a way to make people smile and showcase his zany taste in art. Today, stone lions guard the Piet Mondrian-inspired gate. Replicas of works by Jeff Koons and Edvard Munch share…
