Documented artwork / illuminated rooftop sculpture
Watertower
Credit as documented: Tom Fruin; lighting sequences by Ryan Holsopple
Tom Fruin's Watertower transforms reclaimed plexiglass into a colorful rooftop landmark at 20 Jay Street in Brooklyn. The artist dates the sculpture to 2012 and describes it as the fourth work in his Icon series. Roughly a thousand salvaged pieces form its patchwork skin. Daylight passes through the material, while Ryan Holsopple's programmed lighting sequences animate it after dark. The structure includes interior and exterior ladders and an operable roof hatch.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- 2012
- Materials
- found plexiglass, steel, bolts
- Documented setting
- outdoor
- Dimensions
- 20 × 10 × 10 ft
- Dimensions apply to
- Artist-listed sculpture dimensions, excluding the rooftop support platform.
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
2012
Rooftop of 20 Jay Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, New York
- Site
- Rooftop of 20 Jay Street, DUMBO
- City
- Brooklyn
- Country
- United States
- Address
- 20 Jay Street
- Start date
- 2012-06-07
- Date meaning
- premiere
Installation details checked 2026-10-17.
Materials and construction
The artist credits technical assistance from Nick Liberis at Platform4 Collaborative Design, J. D. Messick and Two Trees Management Co. Published dimensions are 20 × 10 × 10 feet; they describe the sculpture rather than the building or rooftop support platform.
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- www.tomfruin.com ↗ · Checked 2026-10-16
- www.tomfruin.com ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17