In Morningside Park at 114th street, there's a bronze statue of Pan hiding from a bear with a drinking fountain oddly annexed to the right (not shown). The work is sculpted by Edgar Walter and is named The Alfred Lincoln Seligman Fountain in memory of Mr. Seligman, a banker, who died in a head-on car crash. None of this is written on the bronze, however.
Looking over Moriningside Park from the top of the grand staircase, a bronze of Carl Schurz by sculptor Karl Bitter keeps a watchful eye on Columbia students who might stray east after dark. My grandmother warned me not to go east of this park or even to go into the park at all. Fortunately, times have changed and so has the park and its reputation. I confidently trust that the American people will prove themselves … too wise not to detect the false pride or the dangerous ambitions, or the selfish schemes which so often hide themselves under that deceptive cry of mock patriotism: "Our country, right or wrong!" They will not fail to recognize that our dignity, our free institutions, and the peace and welfare of this and coming generations of Americans will be secure only as we cling to the watchword of true patriotism: "Our country -- when right to be kept right; when wrong to be put right."
The Malevich gallery is a sweet sampling, though not a retrospective. I had three favorites in the Haunted show: Sally Mann's 3 photos based on negatives she found in the attic of her new home, Bernd and Hilla Becher's water towers, and Gillian Wearing's surprising self portrait at 3 years old.
This guy has two Webber charcoal grills going under a pop-up tent with burgers, crab cakes, hot sausages, and dogs all day at 117th and Fredrick Douglas. They're grilled to perfection. I'll be back for more soon.
This altar enframement is in a doorway at the Metropolitan Museum. It's surprising with all the traffic that his nose isn't rubbed off.
While exploring Mike & Doug's installation on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, we discovered a lightening rod on the sculpture. Seems there are engineers working with the brothers on this gigantic bamboo wave.
The installation is ongoing. They are still building. I'll try to get a pic of the wave when it's complete.
"Pewter magic from the Art-O-Mat in the Mary Ross! " from christrthousandmouths' Flickr photostream
At City Hall, near the amazing fountain with working gas lanterns, Peter Coffin is on exhibit until the end of this month. I'm keeping his goat fed while it's here.
The first Saturday of every month, Target picks up the tab for all of New York to visit the Brooklyn Museum. They have lots of live music, like a pop brass band and an 80s style synth band with live xylophone this month, and make it a huge event. They stay open to 11pm -- an extra 5 hours of art!
I learned how to use the lazer at NYC Resistor to cut boxes this past Saturday. I received a treat in December in a small pizza box, and thought it could work well as a bracelet package. So, I set out to make a 5" version of that box. Now I can cut them with the lazer in 1.25 minutes! That's a lot faster than me cutting them by hand in about 10 minutes each. (I made about 20 of these boxes for Christmas so you can see that 25 minutes vs 3 and a half hours is a big savings. The phone is for scale.
O.k. Just kidding. This isn't V, but the clouds had just covered the tree tops and I thought it looked like my cracker was casting the shadow. The roof cafe at the Met has a great view of central park.
