Armory Show

A visit to the annual Armory show is always an interesting experience. It is pretty much impossible to see it all, but here are a few jewels that I came away with:

Sound Suits. © Nick Cave

I’ve seen Nick Cave’s Sound Suits half a dozen times now but am always amazed by them. Take a look at this short video to see how they are made and clips of them in action.

The Universal Now: Post Office Tower 1989 / 1999 (2009) © Abigail Reynolds

Our friends at AMBACH & RICE were the only gallery from the North-West represented at the fair and, as always, they came with unique and interesting work.

Polaroids from the book Thousand. © Phillip-Lorca diCorcia

I’m a big fan of Philip-Lorca diCorcia and was pleased to see the entire David Zwirner booth dedicated to his work including the original Polaroids from his book, Thousand.

Citi Field

I’d been keeping track of the demolition of Shea Stadium and the construction of the new Citi Field from across the way at Willets Point and was excited to finally see the new field.  While I don’t know if two new baseball stadiums were the best way to spend tax dollars during a recession, I have to say I was impressed with this one.  Its open design and public areas set it apart from other ball parks and the Shack Burgers are a nice touch too!

Harlem Inauguration

We headed up to 125th street in Harlem this morning to watch the inauguration of Barack Obama.  A large crowd gathered around the jumbo-tron, American flags and Obama swag in hand, to watch the historic swearing in of the United States’ first African American President.  You can listen to Obama’s speech in full over at NPR

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The Iron Triangle

New York City always manages to serve up new surprises, but the Willets Point neighborhood of Queens, also known as the “Iron Triangle”, is truly unique.  This small piece of land, squished between Shea Stadium and the Van Wyck Expressway, is home to dozens of chop shops and assorted car parts dealers.  Each shop seems to be manned by workers from a different Latin American country with a couple Hasidic business thrown in.  The businesses of Willets Point have been in a long running battle with the city to improve road conditions and services.  Unfortunately, it looks like a loosing one. The site is scheduled to be demolished and replaced by an upscale shopping and hotel complex to complement the new Citi Field next door.

Rainy Day Midtown

Air Guitar III

A little overdue, but here are some photos from the latest Air Guitar Chmpionships. Congrats to Andrew “William Ocean” Litz for making it to the World Championships in Finland. See more of my Air Guitar photos here

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Coney Island

A few photos from a late season visit to Coney Island.

Handball

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The latest version of an ongoing multimedia project on the West 4th street Handball Courts in NYC. Make sure to turn your volume up to hear the audio.

4th of July

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The Macys 4th of July Fireworks seen from 33rd Street and the East River.

Lomo

A few shots from a roll of film that had been in the Lomo since last winter.