Dezeen ranks The Floating Piers as top public art installation of 2016
Dezeen magazine ranked Christo's The Floating Piers as the best public art installation of 2016. The colossal project was installed for 16 days in June on Lake Iseo, connecting Sulzano, Monte Isola, and the islet of San Paolo. Second place went to Olafur Eliasson's Waterfall at the Palace of Versailles, and third to Cornelia Parker's Transitional Object (PsychoBarn) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Other artists in the top ten include Sou Fujimoto, Katharina Grosse, and OMA.
Key facts
- Dezeen ranked The Floating Piers as the best public art installation of 2016.
- Christo's project was installed for 16 days in June on Lake Iseo.
- The installation connected Sulzano, Monte Isola, and the islet of San Paolo.
- Second place: Olafur Eliasson's Waterfall at the Palace of Versailles.
- Third place: Cornelia Parker's Transitional Object (PsychoBarn) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Other top ten artists include Sou Fujimoto, Katharina Grosse, and OMA.
- The list was published by Dezeen magazine.
- The article appeared on Artribune.
Entities
Artists
- Christo
- Olafur Eliasson
- Cornelia Parker
- Sou Fujimoto
- Katharina Grosse
Institutions
- Dezeen
- Artribune
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- OMA
Locations
- Lake Iseo
- Sulzano
- Monte Isola
- San Paolo
- Palace of Versailles
- France
- New York