There are four of these pretty cool man made NCY Waterfalls on the New York City Riverfront. I think the one under the Brooklyn Bride has to be the best of The New York City Waterfalls. It’s just that I think a waterfall needs some kind of backdrop to look like a proper waterfall. The others look like those optical illusions of a faucet hanging in midair while water runs out of it over a clear plastic hose. It’s cute, but not exactly art.
I have always been more of a fan of permanent art myself-the Brooklyn Bridge itself is pretty damned impressive, as is the Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building. Artist Olafu Eliasson’s NYC Waterfalls are being compared to Christo’s Gates Project-another odd bit of transient art.
The Morning Shows, based in New York, all had stories about the NYC Waterfalls and had the artist and the Mayor of New York explaining how this was not a waste of resources and energy and gee, isn’t it pretty? Besides, even though Olaufa Eliasson’s New York City Waterfalls costs about $15 million, it is expected that it will generate close to $60 million in tourist revenue. I don’t know, would you make a special trip to New York City just to see the NYC Waterfalls?
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