Contrary to popular belief, Brussels is not always dressed in grey.
Square Ambiorix – Square Marie-Louise
October 17th, 2019
Tag: architecture
Urban Art
A gallery walk in Chelsea, starts outdoors.
Chelsea, NYC
September 21st, 2019
Blue o’Clock
Chrysler Building
Manhattan, NYC
September 15th, 2019
Pastel Rain
MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
September 2nd, 2019
Teddy of Williamstown
Adorably spooky
Williams College, Williamstown, MA
September 1st, 2019
Skyscrapers & Art
United Nations Grounds
Created by the Russian painter and sculptor, Zurab Tsereteli, the sculpture commemorates the 1987 signing of the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate – Range and Shorter – Range Nuclear Missiles (INF Treaty), and is in celebration of the 45 Session of the General Assembly. Created as a monument to peace, the sculpture is composed of parts of actual United States and Soviet missiles. The work depicts an allegorical St. George, one arm raised, as he drives a lance through a double headed dragon.
The dragon in the sculpture is not the mythological beast of the early Christian tradition, but the specter of nuclear war vanquished by the historic treaties between the Soviet Union and the United States. Accordingly the dragon is shown lying amid the broken pieces of Soviet SS-20 and U.S. Pershing missiles. Actual fragments of these weapons have been used in the sculpture.
Bronze monument consisting of a multitude of figures on a large ship (23′ long) with three masts and two gangplanks. Gift of Ireland. 
The statue ‘Mir’ (Peace), one of the symbols of the United Nations Headquarters in New York, is the work of the renowned Croatian sculptor Antun Augustinčić (1900, Klanjec – 1979, Zagreb). The sculptor himself came to the United States in 1952 to choose and propose a UN ground site for the 16’ high bronze statue. 
“Kusikawsay” means “peaceful and happy life” in the Quechua language. The sculpture, a gift of Colombia, is made of seven tonnes of melted ammunition surrendered by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) as part of the peace agreement with the government in 2016. Made by Chilean artist Mario Opazo, it represents an indigenous canoe that comes out of the ground like a projectile. 
United Nations Grounds, New York City
August 27th, 2019
Manitoga || The House
Lyndhurst Mansion
An even better shelter (this time from the inevitable -and welcome- downpour/relief from the heat). Gothic Revival at its finest, a mansion worthy of its notable owners: William Paulding Jr., a New York City Mayor; George Merritt, a wealthy businessman; and Wall Street tycoon Jay Gould who updated some of the interior décor by commissioning furniture from the Herter Brothers, windows from Louis Comfort Tiffany, and paintings from the Knoedler Gallery. Thankfully, they still remain intact, and most of the furnishings on view are original.
Lyndhurst Mansion, Tarrytown
Designed in 1838 by architect Alexander Jackson Davis.
July 18th, 2019
In Nyack
We wanted so much to walk in Hopper’s steps around town, down to the waterfront and up to the Oak Hill Cemetery, following a map provided by the Museum, but it was so damn hot that day, we just had to give up and seek shelter. As you can see, there were only a couple of people in the streets, mad enough to brave the heat.
Nyack, N.Y.
July 17th, 2019
Upstairs, downstairs
and a lovely garden surrounding the Vanderbilt Mansion at Hyde Park, which is considered ”modest” compared to other Vanderbilt Mansions (but no less exquisite, in my view).
I only wish we could have enjoyed the gardens more, but for the scorching afternoon heat.
Hyde Park, N.Y.
July 14th, 2019
The Humble Fabulist 