Fossarnir hans Óla í NEW YORK vekja mikla athygli , þeir verða Frumsýndir á morgun

The New York Times has Waterfalls fever also, featuring an image of the public art project that is set to flow starting tomorrow by 9 a.m. First announced in January, the project, conceived by Danish artist Olafur Eliasson, involves four man-made waterfalls along the shores of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Governors Island: by the Brooklyn anchorage of the Brooklyn Bridge, between Piers 4 and 5 in Brooklyn, in Lower Manhattan at Pier 35, and on the north shore of Governors Island.

The massive project, which involved constructing the waterfalls and a number of tests to check the system runs through October 13.

Man-Made NYC Waterfalls Rising Up on East River

Photo courtesy Vidiot.

Work on this summer’s NYC Waterfalls project seems to be flowing forward, as the photo above indicates. The $9-$10 million project will bring 4 man-made waterfalls, ranging 90 to 120 feet, to the East River and New York Harbor. Presented by The Public Art Fund, the waterfalls are the creation of Danish–Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, who’s currently enjoying a retrospective at MoMA.

The falls will be located under the Brooklyn Bridge, between Brooklyn's Piers 4 and 5, near Pier 35 in Manhattan, and off Governors Island. The Circle Line Downtown and New York Water Taxi will both be offering several different guided tours (some of them free) to gawk at the falls. They’ll also be visible from several points in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Governors Island, where the free ferry will also afford a close-up view.

But what about the environment? The city says the falls will protect fish and other aquatic life by filtering the water through intake pools suspended in the river. And Con Ed has been contracted to provide electricity generated from renewable resources. So now the only thing to worry about is how many yahoos will be trying to go over the falls in a barrel.

The city projects tourism revenues to increase by $55 million during the waterfalls’ duration, which will begin at an unspecified date in late June, flowing through mid-October.

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Athugasemdir

[Hólmdís Hjartardóttir, 25.6.2008 kl. 21:43]

verst að þeir tala um danskan listamann

[Ómar Ingi, 25.6.2008 kl. 22:04]

Hann er varla talandi á Íslensku og alinn upp í  Danmörku ekki satt , dani eða íslendingur veit ekki blendingur og er meira í Danmörku en á Íslandi en það hefði verið skemmtilegra að hafa tenginguna við fossana frá Íslandi sem þeir eru jú frá að hans sögn.

Samt frábær hugmynd flott verk í flottu umhverfi í bestu borg í heimi eða allavega skemmtilegustu