the writing is on the wall

this time on Kenmare St

reminder

Sandy's impact on New York made me think of a postcard collage I made in 1997 - luckily this time was not this bad (and there weren't giant ducks to contend with)
you can see more New York collages here

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underground parking

just caught the exhibition of the LowLine on Essex St - very impressive project for the underground development of the old tram station underneath Delancey St  which was abandoned in 1948 - read more here. For some reason the show ended today - early. We were the last people there, nearly getting locked in

The lighting is collected and channeled sunlight! 

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kiss kollage

some randomization of kiss as construction boards get moved around (Houston and Ave A)

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surreal

a Giacometti sculpture in the garden at MoMA


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random

still life with chair legs on Ludlow St (piled high on the back of a pick up)

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out and about

matching Anna wearing Salvor to Stella! - we did manage to say hello to Frank at the opening of his new 3D printed work at Freedman Art on 73rd st.


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HOT TEA

great new take - fence tape graffiti. Maybe it's an evolution of the masking tape suburban house reported earlier here 06.04.09 - it's on the same block


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off the wall

they closed this lot off the next day to build, so I'm glad to have caught this wall featuring another impressive JR piece


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sign of the times

the new 'street sign' spotted around the corner from us in DUMBO
in reaction to extreme asspants - two examples seen while out and about

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street art

caught this field of yellow at Houston and Avenue A





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room with a view

looks to be a bricked up hole



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shell game

simple and effective - I'm actually surprised that I haven't seen this been done before, but there you go






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in the style of

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these box drawings really have that look - very Basquiat

on the job

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I guess it's OK to be sleeping on the job, right?

a cool reminder

it's finally stopped raining now and we've stepped into a sauna - and here's a quick reminder of not too long ago

accessorized

this delivery stealth bike is well fitted out with the newest in plastic bag protective accessories

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tough reality

youth (or is it age?) can be so cruel - Lauren Hutton on the receiving end

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incredible

while pretty much always annoying, sometimes the MTA just leaves me speechless

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it's tough in the city

another city casualty - or is this leopard just resting? (see earlier endangered posting)