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The piece was installed in a row of ordinary coney island freak shows and [[concession stand|concessions]]. |
The piece was installed in a row of ordinary coney island freak shows and [[concession stand|concessions]]. |
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When installed the thrill ride triggered coverage and commentary around the world. |
When installed the thrill ride triggered coverage and commentary around the world.<ref> |
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| url=http://gothamist.com/2008/08/06/waterboard_thrill_ride_splashes_dow.php |
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| title=Waterboarding an attraction at amusement park |
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The installation's last viewing was on September 14, 2008. |
The installation's last viewing was on September 14, 2008.<ref name=Brooklynbased2008September> |
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| quote=Brooklyn artist Steve Powers’ installation has been up since July beside less menacing Coney Island sideshows: Pay $1, and see an animatronic torturer in action. It should be on view 2-6 on Friday and 2-8, Saturday, Sept. 14, when it closes. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 04:11, 20 April 2009
In the summer of 2008 conceptual artist Steve Powers conceived a work that came to known as the Coney Island waterboarding thrill ride.[1]
As originally conceived Powers saw the public watching volunteers undergoing actual waterboarding.[1]
As built, the thrill ride was a diorama, where viewers would mount stairs to a window where they would see a tableau of two models, one a captive, one a masked interrogator. The captive was wearing a orange uniform "non-compliant" captives wear in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba, and was spread-eagled on a tilted table.
When the piece was installed, in July 2008, viewers inserted a dollar the interrogator figure would pour water onto a rag over the captive figures' nose and throat, upon which the captive figure would start convulsing.
The piece was installed in a row of ordinary coney island freak shows and concessions.
When installed the thrill ride triggered coverage and commentary around the world.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
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The installation's last viewing was on September 14, 2008.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Steve Powers Wants to See You Get Waterboarded". New York Magazine. 2008-06-27. Archived from the original on 2009-04-19.
- ^ Will Safer (2008-08-07). "Coney Island's Robotic 'Waterboard Thrill Ride' Evokes Guantanamo". Switched. Archived from the original on 2009-04-17.
- ^ Ritsuke Ando (2008-08-07). "Waterboarding an attraction at amusement park". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2009-04-17.
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"The Waterboard Thrill Ride". Brooklynbased. September 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-04-17.
Brooklyn artist Steve Powers' installation has been up since July beside less menacing Coney Island sideshows: Pay $1, and see an animatronic torturer in action. It should be on view 2-6 on Friday and 2-8, Saturday, Sept. 14, when it closes.
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