Oh Olafur, you make some pretty great things. Sorry about your waterfalls. It's not a cheap trick, it's a pretty expensive one. To bring in the tourists, artists may be sold out but that is ok, we have to make money any way. Well, someone does.
Taking the Governors Island Ferry allows you to see all four of the waterfalls. Interesting, but what ever. The falling flow is so thin they are transparent. Not like those real waterfalls that you see in advertisements with the heavy flowing white water. What's the point? Like I said, I'm ok with it. Money for art, money for artists. Maybe he took the $$ and ran to his next project which may be more for him rather than a tourist attraction.
One of the perks for working for a museum is getting into them for free. Sometimes we get invited to places in the off hours. We were invited to Governor's Island on an off day and we were fortunate for a beautiful sunny day with low humidity which is rare in NYC this time of year. A ferry ride is usually a cheap little treat. We were given a tour of the island. It has a great history. It was a fort to protect lower Manhattan and then a high tech base for the Coast Guard. They even still have the building that looks like a home with the blinds shut but the entire interior is covered with copper to prevent them from being spied on themselves.
This entire place is pretty amazing and we strongly suggest a trip out there. There are bikes to rent if you do not have your own.
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