If you’re an art lover, chances are you’ve been planning for this week for a while now. If you happen to be lucky to be a VIP of The Armory Show, chances are you’ve been charting all your events around town and RSVPing as soon as the events opened up.
For those of you who may not be acquainted with The Armory Show, I’ll take the description from their website:
PIER 94
MARCH 4-7, 2010
The Armory Show is America’s leading fine art fair devoted to the most important art of the 20th and 21st centuries. In its eleven years, the fair has become an international institution. Every March, artists, galleries, collectors, critics and curators from all over the world make New York their destination during Armory Arts Week.
For a visual preview based on prior year pictures check out the photographs link at The Armory Show website.
There are quite a few events about the show that caught my attention and that I intend to cover and share with you here. These are events scheduled throughout the week. Some of them are:
Tuesday 3/2:
Guided Tour of the Metropolitan Museum’s Modern Art Galleries, plus Richard Hamilton: Selected Prints from the Collection, 1970-2005 – I’ve always been wanting to understand their Modern Art collection, the way I understand that of the Guggenheim or the MoMA. So, I’m honored to be able to attend and will share with you here later on.
Open Studios at Columbia University School of the Arts – This will be a very special visit because it is the first year they open it up to The Armory Show guests who will join Columbia University School of the Arts MFA Students for private studios visits. The two-year program is taught by internationally celebrated artists. I think a force behind this event is one of their new staff members, Daisy Nam, formerly with the Guggenheim, who was involved with the YCC and The Armory Show in previous years. She’s someone to watch, an art world mover and shaker in the making.
Wednesday 3/3:
Volta and The Armory Show open for special previews (Press and VIPs). In prior years, Michael Bloomberg, a well-known patron of the arts usually attends for the opening ceremony. Let’s hope I catch a picture of him this year.
Thursday 3/4:
The Armory Show opens to the public from 12 noon to 8pm, and will hold a few great art discussion forums with international experts leading the discussion. Some of the topics covered will be on global art, collecting, and art from the Middle East.
There are receptions and private tours of galleries and private collections around the city to entertain the VIPS of the show, many focusing on art from Berlin, Spain and the Middle East.
Friday 3/5:
The Guggenheim will be holding a VIP preview of Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim Museum Rotunda, the Deutsche Bank Series at The Guggenheim: Anish Kapoor: Memory, and selections from the Guggenheim Collection, and be the first in line to experience Tino Sehgal. This will be a sight to see.
At The Armory Show there will be more open forums for more discussion, more art viewing, and lots of champagne drinking.
Volta, its sister show at 34th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues will also hold really interesting forums, one of the themes will be on emerging artists, always a hot topic.
Art Middle East will present Tehran-New York at a gallery uptown- This group show surveys the synergies and differences that exist between Iranian artists living in different places. The artists who are separated from their homeland are often bold and overt in their message, while those who work from within the homeland frequently refer to symbolism and metaphors. This will be an hot and interesting topic to cover.
Saturday 3/5:
Back at The Armory Show in the Pier there will be a few events for children–this is a first in my time attending the show– on Saturday afternoon. I’ll try to make that and cover it. It should be interesting. The events are held by the Children’s Museum. I’m glad they are involving kids, for it is important that little art lovers and collectors be groomed from early on. Seriously!
The MoMA, as well as the fabulous Met and the fantastic Guggenheim, is an active participant of The Armory Show, and aside from its opening party on Wednesday night, which I sadly won’t be attending due to an important class I have to attend instead, will be holding a special preview for Armory VIPs. I’ll try to make that event to cover it and share with you here. Special Installation-In-Progress Previews of Marina Abramovic Performance Retrospective Exhibition at MoMA – MoMA invites Armory VIP guests to view special installation-in-progress (for March 14-May31st), the first US large scale museum retrospective of Abramovic’s groundbreaking performance work, including reperformances of historical works by performers selected especially for the exhibition and featuring the artist’s longest solo performance to date. The Museum is open to the public during these VIP previews. Among other exhibitions on view will be William Kentridge: Five Themes
At Volta, there will be really interesting discussions on various topics such as the latest terminology of “post” something when referring to new art, as well as a forum on Latin American contemporary art.
Sunday, 3/7:
Ultimately, on Sunday, when I’ll likely be exhausted after juggling school courses and running around for The Armory Show events, DIA Beacon will be holding a VIP tour. There are also some early brunch events and the LMCC (Lower Manhattan Cultural Council) will hold open studios for visitors. If you have access, it’s really great to visit these emerging artists on a scholarship, sponsored by this great program. If you can attend these, try to make it. I’ll try to cover as much ground as possible before collapsing of exhaustion. (Smile)
The Armory Show week is a week that if you’re a contemporary art lover, you just can’t miss. You don’t have to be an elite collector, if you appreciate great work and want to see what are the latest emerging global art trends, this is the place to be in the planet this week, for selected galleries from all over the world will be present, displaying work from their hottest artists.
I’ve taken great pictures from art work from prior years, but given that I need the artists’ permissions to display them here, I won’t be able to share all of them with you. Therefore I am sharing a few here showing attendees at the show and other events around the city.
I look forward to capturing new ones this year, more about the events and less focus on the artwork. If you have any questions on the show, don’t hesitate to reach me. I don’t work for The Armory Show. I’m just an art lover who wants to share with you how fantastic is the experience of attending this great event.
Stay tuned for more updates of the events of Armory Show week! For more information on Armory Week here in NYC, go to this site: http://www.armoryartsweek.com/
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Almost a decade later, the Yankees are champions again. I read in today’s NY Times an editorial by one of George Bush’s aides where he sadly admitted, as a Yankee fan, that the team has won championships only during the time democrats are in the White House. I did not know that.
All I knew is that for the first time I was open to wearing a Yankee hat and going downtown to the parade. When you are past 30, large, noisy crowds stop being exciting, and actually become a less-than-exciting prospect. But I was willing to brave all that and go celebrate with thousands of New Yorkers, who had taken the day off to head downtown to enjoy the victory of the home team.
It had been a long time since I can recall the city “dressing up for a party” like this, especially downtown, after that fated Tuesday, when for the first time New Yorkers were set to elect our current, and now third-term mayor, Mike Bloomberg. We have reasons to celebrate today. The city –especially downtown– has come back from the depressive aftermath of 911.
We in New York were just happy to have a reason to head downtown and celebrate, despite all else that’s happened. It was a worthwhile trip. I knew better than to drive in or take a taxi down there. Many streets were closed, and the best bet was to take the subway. The 4/5 lines were packed with fans. Someone said that Yankee fans tend to be a bit “obnoxious”. Of course that is a generality which I took with a grain of salt. But I’m sure if my friend had been riding the train downtown on Friday, full of Yankee fans, she would have reminded me that she was right.
Armed with camera and blackberry in hand, I was determined to capture the celebration. No doubt the media had special access to better spots for the rest of the world to watch from the comfort of their own monitors. I knew I’d just have to find my way in the crowd and get a spot that would help me capture great views. Knowing I wouldn’t be able to show you what the mainstream media would, I decided to capture what they did not manage to show you, perhaps because it is mundane, perhaps not as special as the Yankees themselves, but it was certainly worth capturing, especially on a day like this.
I decided to stay in the City Hall area, since that’s where the celebration would ultimately take place. Therefore the pictures are from that vicinity. Given the massive crowds and so many streets closed, even to pedestrians, there was no way I’d be able to follow the parade all the way up Broadway.
So, I’m dividing my pictures into three sections. Part A, which shows you my view from the streets, prior to the parade and celebration. Part B, will show you views from a more “strategic” spot. And part C, back in the streets, after the celebration.
Having arrived to the City Hall area, I was not surprised at the major crowds. No matter how tall you were, it was difficult to see because many people were carrying little ones on their shoulders. People had begun to climb into anything that would help them see better. I just knew I had to find a good spot that would allow me a variety of views.
Then I remembered that my Alma Matter, Pace University, owned the tower right across from City Hall. How convenient and strategic! Thankfully I had my alumni ID. I walked into the quiet hallway of the tower at 41 Park Row. The security guards were extra cautious, checking IDs. Once I got on the elevator I decided to go to the English department, which I remember being on the 14th floor. But it wasn’t. I was off by one floor. I ended up in the Career Services Department, and the terrific team of people there were nice enough to let me into the conference room with the most strategic view. I want to send a special thanks and shout out to the folks in that group, especially Gregorio Mendez who greeted me and got me in. I had met him a few years before in another Pace event and had connected via LinkedIn. It was a pleasure to meet you all and spend time with you on this special day.
The second set of pictures, (part B), were taken from the 14th floor of the 41 Park Row tower at Pace University. I did wish I had brought my video camera with super zoom and tripod. But perhaps another time. In the meantime, here are some shots that I am sure you did not get to see on TV nor from your computer. Each photo has captions, and you can put your cursor on top for more options. The button to the far right of the navigation bar will expand the pictures to fill your screen.
After the parade, it was rumored that the Yankees were inside City Hall having lunch with the mayor. So we decided to order some pizza. It was unbelievable that the nearby pizza place wouldn’t deliver for an hour and a half. So some of us decided to walk over and pick it up. Thanks Genevieve! The folks at the Career Services department were terrific.
After the celebration was over, I went back out to the streets and it was unbelievable! The mess we had left behind as fans! But the NYC sanitation department was already hard at work. Cops were still all over the place making sure that the now-drunk fans wouldn’t get out of hand. So, this last set of slides shows you the aftermath of such a great celebration, and how the city has it together cleaning up right after. A big thanks to all of you, unsung heroes, who did all the cleaning up after us. This next set of slides is for you. You guys have to see this, plus also there are some great views of some special spots. Thanks for tuning in. I’ll be reporting from the next spot very soon again. If there are any ideas or suggestions of spots you’d like me to capture for you, feel free to contact me here.
In the meantime, enjoy these images. Feel free to leave feedback. Thanks for visiting.
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It was so exciting to learn about this ship on Monday morning, when the news covered its maiden voyage up the Hudson River, stop in front of Ground Zero, do its 21-gun salute and move on to dock next to the USS Intrepid.
It was a very proud moment, I am sure, for all New Yorkers, and any of us who are still touched by the grief of 911. It’s a bit of a Phoenix-bird-rising-from-the-ashes story, and it has managed to capture our imagination, our hearts, and for many of us, our curiosity, enough to go visit her while she is temporarily docked on Pier 88 here in NYC.
The USS New York will be commissioned this Saturday, November 7th, and will leave the city on Thursday, November 12th, to get its assignment, somewhere in the planet, to fight those posing a threat to our way of life.
Having this beautiful ship here visiting us is a proud moment, and I couldn’t wait to go see this magnificent Phoenix bird. Tuesday was a perfect, blue-skies-sunny fall day, just right for pictures and capturing a few sights to share with you here.
Basically, the tour is free to all visitors. It is advised that you dress comfortable. Make sure to wear sneakers because you’ll be walking a lot and will have the opportunity to climb in and out of some our fine war machinery. Also, bring small bags. No large packs, no backpacks are allowed, and no water bottles. There will be a screening area, a bit like the airport. There were lines, but on Tuesday they moved rather fast. Also, bring money or plastic. They have great merchandise such as the fabulous USS New York hats, T-Shirts, golf shirts, commemorative coins, sweatshirts, etc. There is no way you can walk away empty handed. As you will see in the pictures, there is also one of those typical hot dog/snack/drinks stand, as well as porta-potties for your comfort (or discomfort).
Don’t assume you’ll be allowed into the control room or the sleeping quarters of the soldiers. There is no access to any of that, thank God. What they do have is a museum-like exposition of weaponry and some of the great transportation items the ship carries. I found it a bit odd that our armed forces had no problem displaying that, and had no restrictions on taking pictures. Since guns and war machinery don’t impress me much, I didn’t take too many pictures of the transports and weaponry displayed inside. I was fascinated by the ship itself, its sturdy construction and the landing dock. So the pictures you will see here are mostly from those spots. Also, I’d feel odd placing pictures of our war equipment on such a public site.
I invite you to visit the ship. The line moves fast. The soldiers, crew, staff, etc. are all very friendly and very helpful. They posed for pictures. They were wonderful hosts and hostesses. Make sure to contribute by buying some commemorative merchandise. I was proud and happy to wear my crew hat.
Prices for the merchandise are as follow: Crew hats $15, Admiral/Captain hats $20, Commemorative coins $10, Commemorative coins in leather box $25, Sweatshirts $40, Golf shirts $25-30, T-shirt with hat $25. This is to give you an idea of the kind of money you can spend there.
Visiting the USS New York, as a denizen of this wonderful city, was a delightful duty, and meeting the fine people working the ship, was an honor. I hope you have the chance to do the same. I was happy to thank personally those great soldiers for all they do for us. No doubt, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You can’t miss it. So go before the ship is gone!
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