New York City Waterfalls

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New York City Waterfalls is a large-scale public art installation by Olafur Eliasson that featured a series of man-made waterfalls temporarily constructed along the New York City waterfront.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf large-scale art project
public art installation
borough Brooklyn
Manhattan
commissionedBy City of New York NERFINISHED
Public Art Fund NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Olafur Eliasson NERFINISHED
curatedBy Public Art Fund NERFINISHED
designedBy Olafur Eliasson Studio NERFINISHED
endTime October 2008
genre environmental art
public art
hasPart Brooklyn Bridge waterfall
Brooklyn Heights Promenade waterfall NERFINISHED
Governors Island waterfall
Pier 35 waterfall NERFINISHED
hasTitle New York City Waterfalls NERFINISHED
height approximately 120 feet
up to 36 meters
inception 2008
languageOfWork none
locatedIn New York City
New York Harbor NERFINISHED
locatedNear Brooklyn Heights Promenade NERFINISHED
Governors Island NERFINISHED
Lower Manhattan waterfront NERFINISHED
locatedOn Brooklyn Bridge NERFINISHED
medium man-made waterfalls
scaffolding structures
movement contemporary art
notableFor large-scale urban waterfalls
visibility from multiple waterfront locations
numberOfWaterfalls 4
partOf New York City public art program
sponsor Public Art Fund NERFINISHED
startTime June 2008
subjectOf critical reviews in art press
tourism promotion campaigns
temporary true
theme interaction between nature and urban environment
perception of public space
uses East River water
usesTechnology industrial pumps
scaffolding engineering
waterSource East River NERFINISHED

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Olafur Eliasson notableWork New York City Waterfalls