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  • I haven't bothered going in to Central Park to have a look. Doesn't seem that impressive. Anyone here overwhelmed by it?
  • You should check out Richard's [slashdot.org] journals to this effect. He helped install them.

    Personally I am not at all impressed by the project. Seems kind of like a waste of time and materials. It would be impressive just because of the sheer scale of the project.... but the utility of the project is... lacking. But that is art.

    jason
    • I am in complete agreement, and yeah, I've been reading his journals about it. It sounds like he's gotten a lot out of it, and that's very cool.

      I don't so much care about utility as I care about whether or not the aesthetic appeals to me. I love Dali, Monet, Van Gogh, and actually a lot of the abstract artists in painting. I like modern sculpture of the "blob" school (note my complete lack of education on the matter :-). I am not so entranced by modern sculpture of the "girder" school, and this seems st

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      • What Sam said!

        I tell you what: set a half dozen orange hunters' vests up on manequins halfway between the crackers and the gates in that same field of view and it would be PERFECT.

      • Well, I don't mean to sound like I'm railing against it. By all means, it's not ugly, and there are much worse things to do with those resources :-)
      • I guess part of the appeal of the artists is that he project only stays up for a short finite span and then is gone. The point of bringing together lots of people to create the project is also another part of the project that I find contains meaning. The common goals, teamwork, communication, etc is worthwhile even if the end results is temporary.

        jason

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