I remember hearing about Dead Horse Bay ages ago and thinking it sounded interesting. Then this past Friday I followed a link from somewhere and ended up here, at which point I said to myself, Self, you should go there and see what that’s all about. So I did. Dead Horse Bay is out on [...]
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
As I sifted through my photos of the Infinite Variety exhibition, I realized that the only detail shots I took were of allover embroidered quilts, ones with pictorial or text elements, or both. This is something that I’ve noticed before, the way themes emerge from a body of photos I take without an agenda, generally [...]
Infinite Variety, the Folk Art Museum’s satellite exhibition at the Park Avenue Armory, is an absolutely stunning installation of 650 red and white quilts from a single private collection. It’s one of the most amazing textile shows I’ve ever seen, and I’d even go so far as to say one of the most extraordinary experiences [...]
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Last weekend, I took advantage of the gorgeous weather/late fall light combination and took a long walk around Green-Wood. I love the dramatic shadows you get when the sun is this low in the sky. The picture below was taken right around noon. I hadn’t posted a good grave-marker-reclaimed-by-the-earth photo in a while. That bizarre [...]
Saturday, I met my mother a bit north of the city for a day of sightseeing. She really likes visiting historic homes and I’m perfectly willing to go to one once in a while, so our first stop was Lyndhurst, one-time home of Jay Gould. (I nearly typed Stephen Jay Gould, which would be a [...]
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Gowanus Canal from the Union Street Bridge
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
This past weekend, I went to the last ever performance of Angels and Accordions, the site-specific dance/music/dramatic posing extravaganza at Green-Wood Cemetery. I had won tickets through their site for knowing some things about Dewitt Clinton* and brought along my friend Anna. I had a great time, but it was due more to the excellent [...]