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NYC Department of Parks and Recreation's proposed temporary exhibit of Bryan Hunt's Waterfall sculpture collection in the malls on Park Avenue between East 52nd Street and East 57th Street from September through November 2011
WHEREAS, The City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation proposes to temporarily exhibit Bryan Hunt's Waterfall, a collection of ten large scale bronze sculptures in the malls on Park Avenue between East 52nd Street and East 57th Street, from September through November 2011; and
WHEREAS, Each of Hunt's Waterfall works had been cast between the years of 1978 and 2006, and the proposed exhibit would bring the outdoor sculpture series for which he is best known into a public setting for the first time; and
WHEREAS, Bases on which the bronze sculptures would be temporarily installed would be constructed of 8" X 8" pressure treated wood beams connected by ½" threaded rods, reinforced from underneath with ¼" thick steel plates where needed; and
WHEREAS, The installation and removal of the sculpture will abide by Department of Transportation regulations; and
WHEREAS, Quality public sculpture is a welcome addition to the City's cultural landscape; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That Community Board Five recommends approval of the City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation's proposed temporary exhibit of Bryan Hunt's Waterfall sculpture collection in the malls on Park Avenue between East 52nd Street and East 57th Street from September through November 2011.
The above resolution passed by a vote of 36 in favor; 0 opposed; 1 abstaining.