The Waterfalls Start Falling
[nggallery id=”22379″ template=galleryview] At 7 a.m. this morning, the Olafur Eliasson-designed waterfalls started cascading at four locations around the city. We’ve got photos here of two: The one under the Brooklyn Bridge (shot from the new Pop-Up Park—more on that later) and the one between piers 4 and 5. (The other two are on Governor’s…
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At 7 a.m. this morning, the Olafur Eliasson-designed waterfalls started cascading at four locations around the city. We’ve got photos here of two: The one under the Brooklyn Bridge (shot from the new Pop-Up Park—more on that later) and the one between piers 4 and 5. (The other two are on Governor’s Island and Pier 35 in Manhattan.) Wish we’d had a boat to go out in this morning! Update: Gothamist has a short video (with nice sound) posted here.
Waterfalls Project Rising in Brooklyn Bridge Park [Brownstoner]
Waterfall Art Project Coming to Life Under the Bridge [Brownstoner]
“The fact that people are arguing over IF it’s art just goes to prove that it is.”
I could argue with someone over whether or not my dog’s crap is art. Does that make it art?
I LIKE the idea of a big Las Vegas-style fountain in the middle of the East River! Someone should do it.
I like the concept of waterfalls but not crazy about the scaffoldings around them, I think it could have been done in a nicer way.
So Adam, does the fact that everyone here argues whether all the new construction is attractive or not, prove that it is good architecture?
If it gets people to come to NYC and specifically Brooklyn then great, but personally, I think the structures are ugly, the waterfalls arent really that nice (waterfalls are beautiful b/c they are acts of NATURE) and ultimatley will just cause traffic because of rubbernecking.
I fail to see the difference between this and simply putting one of those Las Vegas style fountains in the middle of the East River
I could have used these when my bathroom was being renovated.
The fact that people are arguing over IF it’s art just goes to prove that it is.
Bring on the Waterfalls. Now we just need Homer Simpson to clog all the drains in the city and we can have our own little Venice.
Whether or not it’s art is, to me, immaterial. Like “The Gates” did, these will (hopefully) start a meaningful discourse on art, what it entails, creativity, etc…Warhol said art is “anything you can get away with”.
Checked ’em out this morn from the B train as it made its way over the Manhattan Bridge. Very cool.
saw them as well during the commute. actually like them, and while people are going to jump on it questioning whether its ‘art’ or not , just enjoy it for what it is, art or not, and the fact that (from what i know) it was not publicly funded.
I checked these out this morning. They’re actually kind of cool. Waterfalls are nice.