NEW YORK WATERFALLS
by Andrew Mersmann
New York will be celebrating a monumental
public art “event” this summer with New York
City Waterfalls. International art star Olafur Eliasson
is creating enormous temporary installations that can
only be seen from July through October along the shores
of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Governor’s Island. The
cascading walls of water are 90-120 feet tall, designed
to protect water quality and aquatic life, run on green
power, and operate daily until 10 P.M. As dusk arrives,
the waterfalls will be dramatically lit, adding a new,
arresting element to what is already one of the world’s
most impressive skylines. www.nycwaterfalls.com
[Published:
June, 2008]
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