Giant Birkin bag weighing 1,000 lbs. stops traffic en route to exhibition police escort needed for 19 ft. Herms homage

Talk about making an entrance.A sculpture of a behemoth Birkin bag headed for an exhibition space in Florida held up traffic Wednesday as the Hermès “homage” was hustled through the streets of West Palm Beach — complete with police escort.Titled “Big Birk,” the colossal, canary yellow-colored carrier — created by NYC artist GEO — is showing in the Sunshine State as part of Art Palm Beach, a contemporary art fair.The 1,000 lb.tribute tote is so huge, handlers reportedly had to follow rules that apply when transporting oversizes goods like manufactured homes and heavy construction equipment.

“We tried to pay homage to the brand, which is so iconic and beautiful,” GEO, who has been in the entertainment and design industry for 25 years, told The Post.“Big Birk” certainly lives up to its name, requiring an entire team of people creating, assembling and handling it through every step of the process, which typically takes around two to three weeks.“It’s a 19-foot bag,” GEO said.“So if one person had to make it, it would take months and months.”He estimates the production costs to be around $100,000, if not more, due to manpower, transportation and, of course, materials such as styrofoam, wood, metal and other textiles — not to mention the “hours and hours of work” dedicated to sanding, polishing, painting and applying resin.The piece breaks down into three pieces for transport, GEO noted.Multiple trucks drove the artwork down from New York for the show.

While winter weather inflicted some damage to the piece while en route, GEO assured that it was able to be fixed ahead of opening night.The fair ends on Saturday.Some viewers have been so enamored by “Big Birk” — which is being presented by Denis Leon Gallery — that the artist has already seen interest from potential buyers.“We got a few offers from clients who want to buy it from the show already,” said GEO.“Obviously we want to make money from our artwork and wha...