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As someone who lives and walks this city daily…my blog is all about delving a little deeper, seeing what it has to offer, and capturing the true essence of New York City. Whether you live in Gotham, or just visiting…feel free to look around my blog. Bet you might find something new to do!
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Monthly Archives: August 2011
new neighbors in riverside park, manhattan (part 3/3)
So back to meeting new neighbors…There’s also the River Gazers by Elizabeth Allison. Not as needy during their photo shoot. Very photogenic, wouldn’t you say?
Just so you know…The Art Students League of New York along with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation installed the sculptures along the walking path in June. The program called Model to Monument (M2M) involves seven students under master sculptor Greg Wyatt. (Wyatt, the sculptor-in-residence at the Cathedral of St. John Divine* takes the artists through the entire process in making public art.) If you’re in the hood, I’m sure they’d all love to meet you!
*On a side note…If you haven’t been to the cathedral you are so missing out. Several of their annual events (Halloween, the Blessing of the Animals and the Blessing of the Bikes) are in my top ten “best of” during my two plus years here, so far!
Enjoy!
new neighbors in riverside park, manhattan (part 2/3)
Now before I move on to my next new neighbor that I met on my walk, how interesting! I just made the connection that I’d already met another of Mr. White’s sculptures (see previous post) when we bumped into each other at the Art Students League of New York! Small world!
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Tagged Arts Student League of New York, NYC, Riverside Park
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new neighbors in riverside park, manhattan (part 1/3)
New neighbors! Just happened to bump into them on an evening walk along the Hudson River in Riverside Park. It’s nice to have them in the hood, even if they’re just staying a year. Of course, I obliged when asked if I’d take their photo.
First up is Seiren. How quickly we go from please take my photo to a full blown photo shoot! And a demanding one at that! The warm color from the sunset reflecting on the skin had to be just right…only the good side could be photo’d… Didn’t realize how needy desexualized individuals could be, at least this one! The sculptor, Matt White purposely made Seiren that way in order to bring more focus to nude scenes in public…so I’ve read.
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Tagged M2M, Matt White, Riverside Park, Seiren
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faces of ground zero: 10 years later
Dropped by the Time Warner Center for a quick errand and stepped into an exhibition of more than 50 images of heroes from September 11th. The next thing I knew it was an hour later and I still couldn’t get enough of the life size polaroid shots. It was if you were standing face to face and being introduced. That kind of impact.
Marking the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Times Warner Center presents “Faces of Ground Zero, Portraits of the Heroes of September 11, 2001.” The premise of the exhibit (besides the anniversary) is to reveal where the “subjects” are today and how 9/11 affected their lives. A must see, but closes on 9/12.
where did everybody go?
park in Chelsea, Manhattan
a nip and tuck
Why not a little nip and tuck on your 125th birthday? It’s only $27.25 million!
The Statue of Liberty (or Miss Liberty) is showing her age just a bit, so she’ll close for a year at the end of October. But Liberty Island will remain open and the statue itself will be mostly unobstructed from view. From what I’ve read, the experience won’t really change and the general consensus is the renovation won’t have a significant impact on visitation.
Include the Ellis Island tour and you’ve got one beautiful day of sightseeing!
what lies beneath…
…AND I SO WANT TO CLEAN IT UP.
living in nyc
whether you want to or not…
“When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not.” Georgia O’Keeffe
on the high line…nyc
we weathered the storm…
Thanks for all the emails, text messages, calls and skypes! xoxo
closed due to Irene
Just returned from a nice long walk…nice steady rain…the calm before shit happens.
