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Generally, I blog art that I like and find inspiring, but every now and then when I find art really annoying and over the top, I can’t help but including it in this site and Olafur Eliasson’s NYC Waterfalls fall into the annoying and ridiculous of contemporary art.
Jerry Slatz gets it right when he states that “the waterfalls seem dinkier than you’d think… In addition, it’s obvious that these aren’t waterfalls at all; they’re just plumbing, tall metal scaffoldings with pipes pumping...
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I find Installation Art to be a very funny thing. Most of the time, in my experience, it's either underwhelming or feels unnecessary. Oftentimes, I've been impressed, simply by the obvious "price tag" of the exhibits ; Matthew Barney (Gueggenheim Cremaster Series) and Damien Hirst (Gagosian Gallery) come to mind. Both these exhibits seemed to be more reflective of the financial freedom given to the so called wunderkinds than about any real artistic merit. Before I am crucified, I do...
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So did you go and see the waterfalls that have been installed in New york. well check these videos and do go there and watch it !!! For 110 days, artist Olafur Eliasson’s New York City Waterfalls will pump 35,000 gallons of water per minute up and over four man-made towers – including one taller than the Statue of Liberty – inviting the public to the waterfront to not only explore the installation, but to have a good think. The exhibition consists of four waterfalls: Under the Brooklyn...
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Another grand public arts project has been commissioned in New York City this summer. The city is proudly spouting four monumental, man-made waterfalls designed by artist Olafur Eliasson. Soaring as tall as the Statue of Liberty in some cases, and dramatically lit at night, you’ll want to view them from land and sea.
According to NYCVisit.com, “The project, commissioned by the Public Art Fund and presented in collaboration with the City, will be on display from June 26 through October 13...
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NEW YORK: In the urban environment of New York City, many people are surprised to see signs of the natural environment. That contrast is what inspired artist Olafur Eliasson to design four massive falls as a work of public art for the city.
- SPIEGEL INTERVIEW WITH DANISH ARTIST OLAFUR ELIASSON (search.live.com)
- The New York City Waterfalls Begins Today (gonyc.about.com)
Under fire from local groups and one of the city’s most-romantic restaurants, city officials have cut the hours that the “New York City Waterfalls” exhibit can propel its salt-laden water onto nearby trees — but the decision many not come in time to save some of the victims of Olafur Eliasson’s...
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- Olafur Eliasson's Water Falls Short (rss.topix.net)
"What a relief. Near the end of a decade crammed with junk-art collectibles and a museum season of ragbag sculptures and wallpapered words, we get bare walls and open space in the Olafur Eliasson survey at the Museum of Modern Art and P.S. 1. Light ...
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- Olafur Eliasson (topix.com)
The four waterfalls installed by artist Olafur Eliasson and the Public Art fund at various spots on the East River are supposed be taken down on October 13th, but some Brooklyn residents fear that could be too late. In response to mounting concerns that spray from the salty, semi-polluted East...
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How many trees have to die before someone does something about Olafur Eliasson’s waterfalls? Earlier this month the Parks Department and the Public Art Fund admitted that the salty East River spray from the Brooklyn Bridge waterfall was making the leaves on trees at the River Cafe in DUMBO go...
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