The Waterfalls — Making Public Art video chapters:
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
Artist Olafur Eliasson’s The New York City Waterfalls, a project commissioned by Public Art Fund, consists of four monumental, man-made waterfalls installed at four sites along the shores of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Governors Island beginning June 26, will join a long line of successful, provocative, and engaging public art projects in New York City. From Christo and Jean-Claude’s The Gates in Central Park to Tribute in Light at the World Trade Center site, public art has provoked a variety of intense reactions from New Yorkers and brought millions of visitors to the city.
Thirteen/WNET takes viewers behind the scenes of The New York City Waterfalls, visit current public art installations around New York, and look back at past public art in the city in THE WATERFALLS MAKING PUBLIC ART. The hour-long documentary narrated by actor Tom Wopat includes interviews with artists and members of the public, as well as archival footage, to showcase the pioneering works that have provoked the public, highlighted the city, and engaged the world. The program will examine the works of the non-profit organizations Public Art Fund as well as Creative Time, the two major public arts institutions in the city. Current and past works featured will include Chris Burden’s sculpture What My Dad Gave Me at Rockefeller Center, musician and artist David Byrne’s Playing the Building at The Battery Maritime Building, and Jeff Koons’ Puppy, also at Rockefeller Center.
6 comments The NY Times features reader photos of The Waterfalls (may require registration/login):
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/new-york-city-waterfalls-reader-photos/
So glad I was checking on tonight’s schedule and bumped onto this little treasure. My brother (originally a NYer) and his family is coming in from Washington this weekend, now I know where to begin our NYC treasure hunt!
I know there’s some kind of ferry trip to see the waterfalls. Could you post info on your site? or a link? thanx
As a Native American (NYC is the home of largest pop of urban Indains) and a person of color, where is the racial diversity on this program? I’ve been watching it and all I see and hear are white privlegde ‘artists’ and their white privledged pattrons in one big circle jerk! Get a grip - this is NYC after all and you playing with our public money both for this program and this ‘public art’!
you can see the boat tour info on the nycwaterfalls site (nycwaterfalls.org)…there’s a phone number to call for free boat ride tickets, 866-9CLINE1.
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Amy Kargauer Says:
Thanks for this short glimpse of what I’ll be seeing as I walk around “my” city this summer! We are looking forward to seeing the waterfalls (we live on the west side - it’s a “trip” to get down to the east side!) and whatever else is out there. There is nothing like NYC!