Architecture and Landscape

June 14, 2008 
Pier 66
New York, NY


Web site: http://www.madmuseum.org

Join us for tour of the sculptural and architectural installations along Pier 66, a part of the Hudson River Park’s latest developments. Artist Paul Ramirez Jonas and architects Allen and Ellen Wexler will discuss the plans and concepts behind their publicly installed works and the challenges involved with designing for the great outdoors.

Paul Ramirez Jonas is the artist behind Long Time, a 30-foot, stainless steel waterwheel that uses the Hudson River’s changing tides to power a connected odometer. The work is a reminder of the Hudson River’s milling history and turns unpredictably with the tide and currents. The Wexlers created Too Large Tables, an installation composed of  two 16-square-foot stainless steel planes, one of which serves as a community table and is 30 inches high, while the other functions as a shade pavilion and hangs seven feet above the ground. Their work encourages social interaction while engaging with the views and landscape of this unique setting.

Hudson River Park is the largest open space development in Manhattan since the completion of Central Park. Extending for five miles along the Manhattan shoreline from Battery Place to West 59th Street, the park is a partnership between the city and New York State.