BHA Wants Waterfalls Shut Down
“New York City’s Waterfalls”, the public art exhibition of four man-made waterfalls by artist Olafur Eliasson, is scheduled to end on October 13th. But the Brooklyn Heights Association wants them dismantled earlier, reports the Brooklyn Paper. Salt-soaked spray from the falls has been damaging and possibly even killing trees caught in their mist; the spray…

“New York City’s Waterfalls“, the public art exhibition of four man-made waterfalls by artist Olafur Eliasson, is scheduled to end on October 13th. But the Brooklyn Heights Association wants them dismantled earlier, reports the Brooklyn Paper. Salt-soaked spray from the falls has been damaging and possibly even killing trees caught in their mist; the spray has also damaged cars parked by the River Café. Those calling for the faucet to be turned off swear their objection isn’t aesthetic, although the Brooklyn Paper noted that the falls, by the BQE, Brooklyn Bridge, Pier 35 in Manhattan and along the FDR, were supposed to be viewable from many Brooklyn spots. Instead, they say, they look “more like a giant Erector Set from the borough’s shores.”
TREE-BACLE [Brooklyn Paper]
The BHA is right. the salt water is causing damage and killing trees and plantings along the waterfront including the promenade. If the spray was killing trees on the Upper East side, the mayor would have turned them off a long time ago.
I hate the waterfalls. They’re ugly and a waste of $$. They’re just water coming out of scaffolding. You don’t need an artist for that, just a plumber.
He could have done so much more. If you saw the exhibit at MOMA, there were several really great installations by him. What he does with water and light is spectacular, too bad it doesn’t come across that way in the waterfalls.
Olafur Eliasson=Frank Ghery?
Good, I hope they take them down. Those waterfalls are hideous. This installation reminds me of The Gates in Central Park a few years ago. Huge waste of money and total eyesore.
I like them. They are not going anywhere until October.
the waterfalls are damn ugly! what a waste!
Bunch of Babies.
i agree > get rid o them!!!!!!!!!!!
turn ’em off. My sympathies are with the trees!