On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean
“Human Nature” by Ugo Rondinone is a project of the Public Art Fund. The artist installed nine colossal stone figures in New York’s Rockefeller Plaza between 49th and 50th Streets. The figures are between 16 to 20 feet tall and the largest weighs 30,000 lbs. And on this rainy day there was a gathering of the umbrella people among the stone giants.
Artist Philip Haas installation of the Four Seasons in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory Courtyard at the NYBG (New York Botanical Garden). Representing the 4 seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter each sculpture is approximately 15 feet high. The work is inspired by the fanciful portraits of the 16th century Italian Renaissance painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo. Definitely a must see when visiting the gardens.
Amazing color contrast in an urban garden, front space of a brownstone, Washington Heights, New York
Windows on the Past - discovered on a walk in Greenwich Village, New York
