Giant Waterfalls in New York

I read about this art installation this morning.

From The New York Times:

"Four man-made waterfalls, 90 to 120 feet high, will punctuate New York’s waterfront for three months starting in mid-July. The creation of the Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, the project is a collaboration between the city and the Public Art Fund, the nonprofit organization that presents art around the city. The waterfalls have been designed to be environmentally friendly and will be in New York Harbor at Pier 35 in Lower Manhattan, at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge and between Piers 4 and 5 in Brooklyn and at Governors Island. Money for the project, estimated to cost about $15 million, comes entirely from private funds, and the Economic Development Corporation estimates that the waterfalls will bring more than $50 million to the city’s economy. “Throughout history we have always taken water for granted,” said Mr. Eliasson in a telephone interview from his Berlin studio. “Now people can engage in the physical nature of something as epic as a waterfall.”"

The falls will be in place from mid-July to mid-October.

Another reason to make a little late summer/early fall trip to NYC!

P.S. Olafur Eliasson currently has an exhibit showing at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Take Your Time will be at the SFMOMA through February 24th. Olafur Eliasson "nimbly merges art, science, and natural phenomena to create extraordinary multi-sensory experiences. Challenging the passive nature of traditional art-viewing, he engages the observer as an active participant, using tangible elements such as temperature, moisture, aroma, and light to generate physical sensations." His work is definitely worth checking out.





Lovelovelove,
Cyn