July 02, 2007
Putin larger than life, fighting terror in NY harbor
Not far from where the cruise ships dock and the Intrepid was recently resting in dry dock, there is a massive monument standing in tribute to those who died in the World Trade Center attacks.
 As a backdrop, there's a multi-story banner -- of presidents Bush and Putin.
“To the Struggle Against World Terrorism” is the name of the art work, displayed in its own waterfront park in Bayonne, N.J. The massive sculpture -- a framed teardrop in stainless steel -- is the work of Russian artist Zurab Tsereteli.
The New Yorker recently pointed out a few of the flaws in his fan base:A Jersey City artists’ organization, for instance, called it “an insensitive, self-aggrandizing piece of pompousness by one of the world’s blatant self-promoters.” Regardless of the quality of the art, it's slightly jarring seeing President Putin's massive profile gazing out toward the Statue of Liberty. On a recent Hidden Harbor Tour, it was far easier to see his mug than Bush, who holds down the banner's western front.
The next hidden harbor tour is July 18.
July 2, 2007 12:17 PM in Out of Manhattan, Sightsology
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