Comments on: New Sculptures at Pearl Street Triangle in Dumbo

By: dumbostreets

dumbostreets — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:36:18 +0000

Complaints about new residents typically do not come from artists that actually support themselves by making art. If you operate a studio at a loss and the rents go up then it is not just a matter of your neighbors messing things up for you. If you believe you are entitled to submarket rates forever simply because the social role you fulfill as an artist, then you really should be planning the revolution, not whining about how you can’t make a sale to prospective collectors living down the block.

Part of the problem is that art schools train artists to be extremely passive or flat-out stupid about studio practice. They’ll crawl over each other to become a ward of a gallery, but they can’t be bothered to develop any kind of model (radical or not) that doesn’t ultimately rely on patronage. Same old, same old.

By: loose stool

loose stool — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:23:53 +0000

The bronze was melted down for Chastity Bono’s chastity belt.

By: JBrooks

JBrooks — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:11:14 +0000

also, does anyone know what happened to the bronze sculptor on the hill??

By: JBrooks

JBrooks — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:59:20 +0000

A great addition to the triangle, they should be on a rotating basis. And why did J Condo get their own???

By: hs

hs — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:30:49 +0000

As a white collar condo dweller that most artists feel are a toxin to this hood, I these pieces absolutely fabulous

By: Truman

Truman — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:13:19 +0000

eric and dumbostreets are right. These sculptures at once conjure the industrial strength of Richard Serra and the existential angst of Alberto Giacometti. They are a true complement to the painted cement. Let us all thank the hard-working members of the Dumbo Bid, especially real estate lobbyist Ray Levin and slumlord-cum-pyromaniac Josh Guttman.

By: dumbostreets

dumbostreets — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:18:51 +0000

ah, yes… the good old days of “broad shouldered” art placing content before style… ????

Last I checked the most broad-shouldered artists don’t even believe in content… much less style.

If art which is too “gay” bothers you, you need to live on another planet.

That’s not to say you have to like the sculpture… but if there is anything worse than bad art it’s lazy criticism.

By: eric

eric — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:38:12 +0000

These look great if you see them in person. The paint has a beautiful metallic look and the colors work with the bizarre green on the ground and the blue of the umbrellas. They are fun and interesting forms. Man, people can be so critical on this site! What are ‘dg’ and ‘loose stool’ contributing to the neighborhood? (I’m sure they will come up with some smart ass answer). Thanks to the artist Eleanora for bringing these sculpture to the neighborhood scene.

By: dg

dg — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:05:59 +0000

agree, its geigh

By: loose stool

loose stool — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:36:36 +0000

I think it’s a stretch to say this decorative stuff pays homage to the broad shouldered industry that used to be located here. These ornaments are more indicative of the limp wristed superficiality that exists here now. The “message” is that of Style over Content.