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September 4, 2008

First Font Adopted in PLG

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A tipster sent in this photo of what she believes is the first adopted fountain in the Adopt Le-Font program we wrote about last week. She writes, "I'm so proud of my neighborhood! Although, I must say, if I didn't know that this was an art project and a temporary installation, I don't know how happy I'd be if my neighbors installed one of these in the front yard as a permanent thing…"
Closing Bell: Fountains of Brooklyn [Brownstoner]




Posted by lisa at 9:59 AM | Comments (19)
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I'm sure I'll get bombarded, but this is such b.s. Read about the so-called purpose of this project, and the mission of the group behind it and tell me how water & energy wasting 'art' like this fits in. If you just say its fun art, I'm fine, but this explanation?

ADOPT/LE-FONT IS PART OF "40/73: WORKS AT THE INTERSECTION
OF ART AND ECOLOGY,"
A SERIES OF PUBLIC ART PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE CANARY
PROJECT.
www.canary-project.org

Canary Project Mission: The Canary Project produces visual media, events, and artwork that builds public understanding of human-induced climate change and energize commitment to solutions

Posted by: goldie at September 4, 2008 10:45 AM

That looks like the drum kit I saw someone banging away on by the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park last weekend.

Posted by: Biff Champion at September 4, 2008 11:29 AM

goldie- If you find out the answer, please let me know. I was wondering that myself. Maybe if it were a copy of the Trevi Fountain done in plastic Poland Spring water bottles I'd see the connection. this just looks like your contractor didn't clean up after himself.

Posted by: bxgrl at September 4, 2008 11:32 AM

biff- then I take it back. this is an excellent example of recycle/reuse! How could I have missed it?

Posted by: bxgrl at September 4, 2008 11:38 AM

Has it been configured to emit salt spray which will turn the rest of garden brown? What is this trend with fountain art?

Posted by: jawbreaker at September 4, 2008 12:12 PM

I saw one of these in Boerum Hill months ago.

Posted by: fexleycb at September 4, 2008 12:26 PM

Maybe this is a solution for what to do with all those empty spackle barrels you've been saving?

Posted by: babs at September 4, 2008 12:55 PM

This thing looks horrible.

Posted by: BrooklynButler at September 4, 2008 1:55 PM

Water feature, jawbreaker! Le water feature! But you gotta say, on one level it has that same ticky tacky undernourished look the waterfalls do. At least it's cheaper.

Posted by: lurker in the mist at September 4, 2008 4:17 PM

Pint some of them green and some of them red...it'll class it up a bit

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at September 4, 2008 4:56 PM

And then you could still use it at Xmas

Posted by: lurker in the mist at September 4, 2008 5:15 PM

Of course you would also need the tin foil star and balls for that special seasonal touch.

Posted by: lurker in the mist at September 4, 2008 5:16 PM

I wasn't thinking of the holiday thing...more of an ethnic italian or mexican look. Equal time of course to our Jewish friends during the holidays...paint some of them blue

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at September 4, 2008 5:27 PM

The tubs would be pretty handy for even the most rambunctious of dreidel spinners. I think they have a lip on the top that would prevent the timeless toy from slipping off before someone hit a gimmel!

Posted by: Biff Champion at September 4, 2008 5:37 PM

Hard to tell biff- it look like they may have done away with the tops, in which case I vote for filling them with Mogen David wine and toasting Elijah in a literal display of My Cup Runneth Over. Little lights, latkes,-you could recycle from Chanukah to Pesach. (Succoth could be a little more problematical).

Posted by: lurker in the mist at September 4, 2008 5:50 PM

I saw my first one out of the corner of my eye about a week ago in Boerum Hill and pulled over to let traffic go by so I could back up and check it out. Having seen the pre-publicity for them, I was really curious.
The water outlets from each tub is a tiny little dribble. I'll let you use your own imaginations to figure out what it reminded me of. I guess if you made them any bigger, they would need pretty substantial pumps, but the way they are now they just look cheesy.
I like the idea, but the execution really leaves something to be desired.

Posted by: Bond at September 4, 2008 5:51 PM

lurker, oy gevalt, that was hilarious. But I'm worried your sacreligious comments might have my orthodox Bubby rolling over in her condo in Miami as we speak!

Posted by: Biff Champion at September 4, 2008 5:55 PM

Spoke to Bubby- she's sending the wine!

Posted by: lurker in the mist at September 4, 2008 7:48 PM

Spotted one at the northwest corner of Sixth Avenue and Union.

Posted by: altervoce at September 5, 2008 9:16 AM

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