New York City: Part 7... Oddities, Wonders and Events

There is SO much stuff to see and do in NYC and there were enough little sights that don't quite deserve their own post and don't quite fit anywhere else, so I am creating for them their own little space where they can hang out.... right here. 

"In the area near the WTC is a sculpture by renowned artist Jeff Koons, entitled Balloon Flower (Red). The mirror-polished stainless-steel sculpture represents a twisted balloon in the shape of a flower that has been enlarged to monumental scale. Since 1995, Mr. Koons has created Balloon Flower in five versions: blue, magenta, yellow, orange, and red. Balloon Flower was always intended for display in a public place that would allow it to engage the viewer. Its mirror-polished surface is intended to attract onlookers to the piece, at which point their reflected images become part of the work itself. The forms are familiar, but no matter how recognizable they may be to viewers, they will be presented here in a completely new way. Balloon Flower is part of the series known as Celebration, consisting of 20 sculptures and 16 paintings. Many works of Celebration are inspired by a child's playroom: a balloon dog, a mound of Play-Doh, party favors, etc."

{ Lobby of the World Financial Building complete with Palm Trees. }

 {Stars decorating the ceiling of the mall at Columbus Cirlcle}

 {No drive thru's in NYC ... we have walk-up service}

 {Grand Central Station}

"Commuters passing through Union Square have a new, bombastic piece of public art to look at. "Gran Elefandret" is a five-ton, 26-foot tall bronze elephant sculpture by the Spanish artist Miquel Barceló. The pachyderm defies physics: it holds itself up by the tip of its trunk."

 {I think a good riddance day would behoove us all once in a while}

 {They've got the whole world....}

 {Gorgeous old cathedral}

{We saw on the news that there was a large fire in a warehouse in New Jersey that had been burning for over 24 hours. I believe this was it.}

 And there you have it....bits and pieces.