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AnacharsisIV t1_j75aeu7 wrote

Reply to comment by mowotlarx in ARTnews review: Anish Kapoor’s Manhattan Mini-Bean Is an Eyesore That No One Asked For by HeyNiceSweater

> Whether you or I like it or not, I guarantee you this will be a successful piece of public art.

It won't be, and I'll tell you why:

It's been open for a few weeks. I passed right by this building when I had dinner with a friend almost a month ago, noted "huh, looks like the chicago bean" and kept walking. I didn't blog about it. I didn't post about it on twitter. I, and millions of other New Yorkers, didn't give a shit. It's in the news now for some reason or another, but once the novelty wears off no one will care, again.

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mowotlarx t1_j776efw wrote

Oh well you didn't blog about it so obviously it's a failure.

Okie dokie.

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FrankBeamer_ t1_j75lnoa wrote

Just because you didn’t like it doesn’t mean others won’t. New Yorkers don’t take photos in front of the fucking vessel yet it’s still a popular tourist sculpture

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AnacharsisIV t1_j75ls51 wrote

The vessel is in a big open air mall. This is on a soho side-street.

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Shame_On_Matt t1_j76fj4c wrote

TriBeCa

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AnacharsisIV t1_j777f04 wrote

Tribeca is a marketing term invented by real estate brokers in the 90s, it means as much as "Corinthian Leather" or "Crunchtastic."

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mrsunshine1 t1_j78wn6p wrote

All neighborhoods are real estate marketing brand/rebrands

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ericisshort t1_j7n2lbe wrote

Soho is exactly that as well; it was just created a bit earlier than tribeca.

Also, the neighborhood never extended south of canal st, so it was never correct to call anything on Leonard St soho.

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myassholealt t1_j777z45 wrote

Yes. You are the elected representative of all of us. Your experience and opinion is ours. Take care with this honor and responsibility you've chosen for yourself. It's a tough job being the chosen anecdote to represent millions.

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