Olafur Eliasson’s The New York City Waterfalls, a project consisting 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, controversial, and engaging public art projects in New York City. From the herd of painted cows that dotted the city, to 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 will take 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.” Premiering Wednesday, July 2 at 9 p.m. on Thirteen, the hour-long documentary will include interviews with artists, critics 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 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.
The Waterfalls — Making Public Art is a production of Thirteen/WNET in association with NYC & Company.
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