What a disappointment some of these renovations at Lincoln Center are turning out to be. Today the engineers were testing the fountain waters in an effort to get them working for First Lady Obama's visit to Lincoln Center on May 18th for the ABT Gala. In fact, there was a full crew at the site working for Saturday wages.
Being as tactful as possible — Haglund thinks that the new fountain looks like an ashtray from the lobby of some cheap hotel that went out of business long ago. It connects not. Not to anything else at Lincoln Center. Not to any sense of music or art. Not to any sense of beauty. What a mistake and waste of money.
To add insult to injury, the new tiles that have been installed at the front steps and elsewhere are a yellow-tinged litterbox sand color that clashes with the beautiful original stone that remains — worse than the new blue Le Corsaire tutu clashes with Ali's pants. What were they thinking?! Either of them.
In sum, what a freakin' mess they are making out of what was a uniquely beautiful and spiritual setting.
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