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Weekly Update – Two great public art pieces in New York
This week’s Weekly has my review of two New York public art projects, David Byrne‘s Playing the Building and Olafur Eliasson‘s New York City Waterfalls. Below is the copy with some pictures. More photos at flickr. And see Libby’s post on the waterfalls. See more waterfall pix at flickr. See more Playing the Building pix. Olafur Eliasson, New York City Waterfalls, Governor’s Island Summer’s a great time to go on safari and see public art and right now New York’s got the goods: David Byrne’s “Playing the Building” at the Battery Park Maritime Building and Olafur Eliasson’s “The New York ... More » »
How wondrous are your waterfalls, Olafur Eliasson
Olafur Eliasson, The New York City Waterfalls, waterfall at Pier 35. Forget sublime transcendence. Olafur Eliasson‘s mega public art project The New York City Waterfalls take a somewhat different tack from his special effects reincarnations of nature. While the four waterfalls–all in the East River, two off of Brooklyn, one Manhattan, and one Governor’s Island–are spectacular, they are more in line with Oh, How wondrous are the works of man, rather than Oh, How wondrous are the works of the Lord! They are industrial–shameless plumbing. The water pours forth and plummets like the water from a tap or from an ... More » »
…Go Chasing New York Waterfalls
Waterfall at Governor’s Island. Photo by Cate Fallon Here’s a quick photo post of the New York Waterfalls by Olafur Eliasson. We went out with Cate Fallon and Stella on a Circle Line boat tour that cost $10 for a 30-minute ride to all four waterfalls. It was worth it. Both to be on the water and to see the giant fountains in action. If you don’t want to do the boat tour here’s a link to vantage points info and how to get to them. Closeup of waterfall under Brooklyn Bridge. Photo by Roberta The pieces, sponsored by the ... More » »
Between and betwixt in Brooklyn
Paul St George, Telectroscope, in DUMBO To top off our Father’s Day visit to Alex, Alex took us on a walk up the Promenade in Brooklyn Heights to see the Telectroscope–the Brooklyn half of a two-part art installation by British artist Paul St George. The other half was in London. Paul St George, Telectroscope. The entrance is to the left of the photo, into the mouth of the tube. The DUMBO installation, all brass fittings and Captain Nemo, allowed the London crowd to wave hello to the Brooklynites and vice versa! The two gizmos stood at the portals to a ... More » »
