Look right in front of the courthouse for Beacon, featuring two towering, abstract cast-bronze sculptures with sweeping, curved shapes that look almost like twisting metallic flames. This eye-catching art installation is the brilliant work of artist Lisa Scheer. She created these twin pieces to sit right outside Brooklyn's Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse. Now, cast-bronze means the artist actually poured super-heated molten metal into a mold to create these massive, heavy forms. It is quite a dramatic process! I always love the irony here. Inside that courthouse, everything is about rigid rules, strict federal laws, and serious legal drama. But right outside, Scheer gives us this fluid, dancing, free-flowing metal. It acts as a literal beacon, drawing folks toward the heavy doors of justice with a touch of theatrical flair. If you want to hang around the plaza or find an inexpensive bite nearby, spots around here are generally open until eight in the evening. Take a moment to soak in the metallic curves against the serious stone building. When you are ready, we will set a course for the Atlantic Yacht Club.
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