I don't mean to knock it because it really does look beautiful, pero cascadas en la ciudad de Nueva York? Pues yo voy a poner una canasta de platanos en Times Square como una forma de arte. It could be a cultural, nay a political work of art!
Maybe I don't get the waterfalls because I'm not artsy fartsy, but here's the skinny on the waterfalls. "The New York City Waterfalls" is the city's largest art project since 2005 when the artists Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude drapped Central Park with their art installation "The Gates" (another project I didn't get). The waterfalls are located in 4 areas at the Brooklyn Bridge (one at the base of the bridge's Brooklyn end and the other between Piers 4 and 5 at Furman and Joralemon streets). The other two are located in lower Manhattan at Pier 35 and on the north shore of Governors Island. The artificial waterfalls will be up through October 13th.
Out of curiosity I'll probably go see the art installation. Maybe I'll see them in a different way after experiencing them in person. The artist, Olafur Eliasson, hopes to "evoke experiences that are both individual and enhance a sense of collectivity". Whatever the hell that means hopefully I'll find out. On the plus side, mabye some money can be pumped into the economy. More than 5 million people saw "The Gates," including about 1.5 million out-of-town visitors, putting $254 million into the economy.
Lo mas chistoso es que de noche se apagan las cascadas. Porque? Another little fact, the tab for the project was $15.5 million dollars. Senor, si no encuentran que hacer con el dinero, por favor que me lo den a mi!
If you've been living under a rock and have not seen or heard about the waterfalls, check out www.nycwaterfalls.org.
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