Graffiti in SoHo

While the "malling" of SoHo is almost complete, there are still some interesting places where art breaks through.  These informal "galleries" on walls surrounding parking lots and on the facade's of the few derelict buildings in the neighborhood still attract installations from well-known taggers and draw crowds that follow them to see their latest work.  Here are a few interesting pieces that I saw on a recent walk in SoHo.

Parking Lot at SW corner of Wooster & Grand

East Side of Wooster btwn Grand & Canal

East Side of Wooster btwn Grand & Canal

East Side of Wooster btwn Grand & Canal

East Side of Wooster btwn Grand & Canal

Greene Street btwn Grand & Broome

New York by Gehry

More shots of this beautiful addition to the NY skyline

Sol Lewitt: Structures 1965-2006

Before this exhibition landed in City Hall Park across from my apartment, I was not very familiar with Sol Lewitt and his body of work. What fun it has been to see the sculptures over an extended period of time. With each viewing they seem to reveal themselves in different ways. In the early morning, midday or early evening they alway have something new to offer in terms of how they are perceived.

I am fascinated by the discipline and systems that Lewitt created in order to generate these designs.  They are works that have real presence.  If you are in New York, it is definitely worth the time to see them.

Excellent Graffiti

The scale of the following image left by Obey on the wall facing a parking lot in SoHo gave it tremendous impact, really mesmerizing.  Check it out at the southwest corner of Grand and Wooster.

QR Codes gone wild

Quick Response (QR) codes are everywhere now; in print ads, on subway stop walls and even billboards.  These small, square barcodes allow interested observers  with smart phones to link directly to websites to get more information on the event, service or product advertised. I was amazed to see the Picasso Exhibition QR code poster in SoHo.  It will be great to see how creatively employed the codes are in the future.

Rear of Building, 56th Street@ 3rd Avenue

Happy accident!

Love seeing the new perspectives

that construction projects reveal.

Soon will revert to being

a back alley once again

How would you like your building draped?

Draping on a building? Really? Are you kidding?

What was thought to be styling unique to the world of apparel and home fashion, has crept into the world of architecture.

Draping was used by the ancient greeks to fashion stylish outfits from a single length of cloth without the use of seaming and stitching.  you can see an example of draping in this 6th century b.c. greek statuary.

In hands of Architectural giant, Frank Gehry, draping is now soaring to new heights.  Using aluminum, not fabric as his medium, Gehry has patterned undulating waves of draping accross his 76 story Beekman Tower building in lower Manhattan.