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Get-aways within New York City are the feature of this thread. Special venues, openings, unique exhibits, off the beaten path activities and new neighborhoods are the focus. Though litings may be seasonal, remember that the same may be repeated the following year.
So be a New Yorker!
Let's start with the architecture, serenity and beauty along Riverside Drive. Never walked Columbus Avenue in the 70's and 80's? Yet to visit Zabar's? Sounds like a plan to me.
STUDIO IN THE PARK:
The 4-mile stretch between 72nd and 153rd streets along the Hudson River will be home to "Studio in the Park",the first ever public art exhibit in Riverside Park.
Curated by Karin Bravin and produced by BravinLee Programs, Studio in the Park will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Riverside Park Fund.
From the curator: On May 6th, 2006 ten site specific installations wil l be on view in Riverside Park, Manhattan’s largest waterfront green space. Riverside Park stretches over four miles along the Hudson River and is one of the most interesting and beautiful parks in New York City. The Park offers a unique combination of man-made and natural elements and the art works, which will be located from 72nd Street to 153rd Street, will respond to and intensify this relationship. The art will infuse the park with color and unexpected materials giving life to discreet areas of the Park and providing the viewer with visual surprises.
There are 11 site-specific installations that will be on view until September 16. A map of all the art works is at www.bravinlee.com
Among them will be 8,000 bright orange balls floating in the river and a brightly colored sculpture made from hand-crocheted,painted nylon rope. the project includes well known artists like Kenny Scharf, who has created three colorful six-foot wide plastic-copated faces that have been installed on two sides of a fence at 105th so that they smile at oncoming traffic on the Henry Hudson Parkway and at people playing in a recreation area. Also, a hot-pink wire sculpture, takes place from 83rd to 91st street.
So be a New Yorker!
Let's start with the architecture, serenity and beauty along Riverside Drive. Never walked Columbus Avenue in the 70's and 80's? Yet to visit Zabar's? Sounds like a plan to me.
STUDIO IN THE PARK:
The 4-mile stretch between 72nd and 153rd streets along the Hudson River will be home to "Studio in the Park",the first ever public art exhibit in Riverside Park.
Curated by Karin Bravin and produced by BravinLee Programs, Studio in the Park will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Riverside Park Fund.
From the curator: On May 6th, 2006 ten site specific installations wil l be on view in Riverside Park, Manhattan’s largest waterfront green space. Riverside Park stretches over four miles along the Hudson River and is one of the most interesting and beautiful parks in New York City. The Park offers a unique combination of man-made and natural elements and the art works, which will be located from 72nd Street to 153rd Street, will respond to and intensify this relationship. The art will infuse the park with color and unexpected materials giving life to discreet areas of the Park and providing the viewer with visual surprises.
There are 11 site-specific installations that will be on view until September 16. A map of all the art works is at www.bravinlee.com
Among them will be 8,000 bright orange balls floating in the river and a brightly colored sculpture made from hand-crocheted,painted nylon rope. the project includes well known artists like Kenny Scharf, who has created three colorful six-foot wide plastic-copated faces that have been installed on two sides of a fence at 105th so that they smile at oncoming traffic on the Henry Hudson Parkway and at people playing in a recreation area. Also, a hot-pink wire sculpture, takes place from 83rd to 91st street.
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