Jan Karski sitting in front of the Polish Consulate in Manhattan.
“All freedom-seeking people around the world should know Karski’s story.”
– Bill Clinton
January 4th, 2019
Tag: public art
Big City Totem
Steel sculpture by William Tarr
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, 1985, in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Campus
122 Amsterdam, between 65th and 66th Street, Lincoln Square, Manhattan West
December 30th, 2018
Night Walk along the Hudson
It was December 30th, 2018 and we were getting ready to welcome another year in the City.
Artwork by Sarah E. Brook
Viewfinding, 2018
New and recycled wood, cast acrylic, paint, poetry
Hudson River Greenway
December 30th, 2018
Winter Wonderland
Portland, ME
November 20th, 2018
Hot Chocolate
With Mrs. Rabbitgirl & Mr. Dogman
At the Table of Love, 237 Park Avenue
By Gillie and Marc, proud parents of the intrusive Paparazzi we spotted lurking in Greenwich Village back in 2017.
July 28th, 2018
The Narrow Face
Echo, 2011
Jaume Plensa
Jaume Plensa’s sculpture Echo is named for the mountain nymph of Greek mythology who offended the goddess Hera – she kept her engaged in conversation and prevented her from spying on one of Zeus’ amours. To punish Echo, Hera deprived the nymph of speech, except for the ability to repeat the last words spoken by another. The sculptor created this monumental head of Echo with her eyes closed, seemingly listening or in a state of meditation.
Another work by Jaume Plensa: Crown Fountain, in Chicago
2801 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA
June 15th, 2018
Stoned
In Manhattan
March 4th, 2018
Observation deck
Observing New York from high and low.
Venus de Milo sculptures by Jim Dine, on Sixth Avenue
November 26th, 2017
Guardians
of the Gotham Galaxy
About the art:
Public art sculpture >> The Guardians: Superhero (2013) by Antonio Pio Saracino, in Three Bryant Park
From my collection >> Davros and Baby Groot reading the news about Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci, which had just been sold at Christie’s for a staggering $450 million, the most expensive painting in the world ever sold in an auction. The buyer was a Saudi prince and the painting was supposed to go on display at the Louvre Abu Dhabi but he exhibition was cancelled without any explanation. Salvator Mundi has gone missing from the public eye ever since. Its whereabouts but also its authenticity are subjects of much debate and speculation.
At the Morgan Library >> An early sixteenth century figure of St. Elizabeth of Schoenau (1129-1165), a German nun who published three volumes describing her divine visions, probably the reason she is shown here holding a book.
November 16-18, 2017
Bye-bye Chicago
It’s been a great trip, started in Ithaca and Cayuga Lake, went on to Buffalo and Niagara Falls, round Lake Ontario to Gananoque and the Thousand Islands, a few hours spent in Ottawa and finally, in Chicago. Here we are in 120 North La Salle Street, under a Daedalus and Icarus mosaic, father and son together in flight, their wings spread wide, as if to tell us it is time to take off.
And took off we did, so here we are, back to base with a little walk in Tribeca, taking in Manhattan’s crazy architecture. Hello New York! 
November 5th, 2017 – Chicago: Daedalus & Icarus mosaic designed by Roger Brown and painstakingly installed by Costante Crovatto.
November 12th, 2017 – Manhattan: walking in Tribeca towards the One World Trade Center, here seen behind the wing of Oculus.
