Artist Anish Kapoor's Descension ? a giant pool of continuously spiralling water ? has been unveiled in Brooklyn Bridge Park, marking the official launch of New York's annual NYCxDesign festival.
The piece is sited at Pier One of the narrow park, which occupies a post-industrial site that stretches 1.3 miles along Brooklyn's East River edge.

"In New York at this moment, yes descension!" he said. "I toyed with the idea of trying out the title Descension in America to be more particular and to point harder at the current state of things, but I don't think I need to." Kapoor ? who was awarded the prestigious Turner Prize in 1991, and ranked as the most popular artist in the inaugural Dezeen Hot List ? has been very vocal about recent political events.
Earlier this year, he formed a coalition called Hands Off Our Revolution with over 200 creatives, which will stage contemporary-art exhibitions to confront right-wing populism.
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