RIDER

December 19, 2010. Columbus Circle. A woman rides through the square, maybe after having just been in Central Park. She and her horse are dressed for New York. The bronze is open, giving us a view inside, but not too much, just enough to know that there is an inside. Where are they going? Home? Where is it? Or is it just the ride?

GARDEN APARTMENT

November 3, 2009. After leaving the Metropolitan Museum of Art, we were walking south on 5th Avenue and came across this little gem at 79th Street. Ensconced in its own little garden, still in bloom, this vertical home belongs in this spot. Not as lyrical as Nevelson, but still reminiscent of style, this is filled with more whimsy, and is probably more accessible to people passing by. It’s themes of domesticity and community resonates easily in a residential community and welcome people to engage it on its own terms.

NEVELSON IN COLOR

September 24, 2009. Off to the dentist for a new tooth. On the way back I took a detour and passed by 59 Maiden Lane, the second place we moved our offices to after 9/11 and before we came back to our headquarters. Across the street from 59 stands a beautiful work by Louise Nevelson. The site is now under construction, and I am looking forward to seeing how the new plaza will look when it is done, still anchored by this magnificent sculpture. It was fun to see it wrapped in this ribbon of color, probably to hide the worksite - to try to make the space look 'brighter'. But I find the anticipation of a work site exciting in itself. How will the final space look, will I like it, will I want to come here, will I smile as I walk past, will it add to the city-scape? How wonderful to see the arcs and curves and hanging boxes in such stark contrast to the repitition of shape and line of the nearby buildings. And painted black, the color of choice, then beribboned in the beautiful yellow, lavender, pink and blue. Was it unintended or by design?