Comments on: Final Week for Outdoor Sculpture Show, Still Flying http://dumbonyc.com/2007/08/22/bwac-show/ Notes from the DUMBO, Brooklyn NY neighborhood Tue, 22 May 2012 20:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hal http://dumbonyc.com/2007/08/22/bwac-show/comment-page-1/#comment-33387 Hal Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:03:08 +0000 http://dumbonyc.com/2007/08/22/bwac-show/#comment-33387 Here's the article about Ark by art critic Peter Goddard http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/245448 It's linked from the Ark page on the artist's site, which has a number of photographs of the BWAC installation (and a satellite photo!). I'm going to go down and see Ark "in the flesh" on Sunday. Hal Here’s the article about Ark by art critic Peter Goddard
http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/245448

It’s linked from the Ark page on the artist’s site, which has a number of photographs of the BWAC installation (and a satellite photo!).

I’m going to go down and see Ark “in the flesh” on Sunday.

Hal

]]> By: Richard Watts http://dumbonyc.com/2007/08/22/bwac-show/comment-page-1/#comment-33315 Richard Watts Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:28:25 +0000 http://dumbonyc.com/2007/08/22/bwac-show/#comment-33315 Dear Anon, Thank you for the comments--you're right, the siting was an issue. I wish it could stay in New York but nothing has materialized there. However, many things are materializing in Canada as a result of the show. Ark will be travelling up to my barn property in Ontario where it will be in the center of a large green lawn, temporarily. Next summer it goes to Alberta, where it will be given space and adequate financing, and this fall perhaps to Toronto. Interesting you mentioned the Tate. A Toronto critic, Peter Goddard, did a feature on the show, connecting it to a proposal I have going here for a piece under the Gardiner Expressway--the main elevated expressway downtown, near the Lake. He talked about a British artist who did a piece called ShedBoatShed and won the Turner Prize--Simon Starling--and of course showed the work at the Tate. Your opinion about Ark was confirmed in the article. On August 27th I'm down to deinstall. Thanks for the inspiration. Sincerely, Richard Watts Dear Anon,

Thank you for the comments–you’re right, the siting was an issue. I wish it could stay in New York but nothing has materialized there. However, many things are materializing in Canada as a result of the show.

Ark will be travelling up to my barn property in Ontario where it will be in the center of a large green lawn, temporarily. Next summer it goes to Alberta, where it will be given space and adequate financing, and this fall perhaps to Toronto.

Interesting you mentioned the Tate. A Toronto critic, Peter Goddard, did a feature on the show, connecting it to a proposal I have going here for a piece under the Gardiner Expressway–the main elevated expressway downtown, near the Lake. He talked about a British artist who did a piece called ShedBoatShed and won the Turner Prize–Simon Starling–and of course showed the work at the Tate. Your opinion about Ark was confirmed in the article.

On August 27th I’m down to deinstall. Thanks for the inspiration.

Sincerely,

Richard Watts

]]> By: Anon http://dumbonyc.com/2007/08/22/bwac-show/comment-page-1/#comment-32877 Anon Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:24:54 +0000 http://dumbonyc.com/2007/08/22/bwac-show/#comment-32877 It's really a shame that "Ark" (photo, top left) was relegated to the sidewalk on Anchorage. Would have looked stunning somewhere more prominent, even in the center of the main lawn (seriously). Its size was obviously a difficulty. Regardless, having lived here for some time and witnessing countless sculptures in Brooklyn Bridge Park (most of which were underwhelming), this collection (particularly "Ark" and the diving bird by the beach) might be the most dramatic yet. "Ark" is spectacular, worthy of the Tate Modern. It's so worth your time to see. You can see more of the artist here http://rawart2.com/ It’s really a shame that “Ark” (photo, top left) was relegated to the sidewalk on Anchorage. Would have looked stunning somewhere more prominent, even in the center of the main lawn (seriously). Its size was obviously a difficulty. Regardless, having lived here for some time and witnessing countless sculptures in Brooklyn Bridge Park (most of which were underwhelming), this collection (particularly “Ark” and the diving bird by the beach) might be the most dramatic yet. “Ark” is spectacular, worthy of the Tate Modern. It’s so worth your time to see. You can see more of the artist here http://rawart2.com/

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