Dylan Thomas marked turning 30 with a walk up Sir John’s Hill, a slope overlooking Laugharne, Wales, a walk he remembered in words as “Poem in October.” Mortality writhes in his verse, turning with the trail, twisting with views of the… Read More
These tantalizing folds – tar black layers with scraggy edges – diverted me from my route yesterday along Second Avenue in the Lower East Side. Geologically graceful (like this Acne sweater), the humps are made of rubber conveyor belts once used to ferry ore from… Read More
A ménage à trois, by design. Channeling the spontaneity of a prank, Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi plunks hotel rooms atop public art and architecture, remaking city landmarks like the waterfront Market Square in Helsinki, Finland. Until… Read More
A polka dotted park? Yes, but beneath the land-art fun is an ingenious roof. Charged with extending the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main, Schneider +… Read More
In honor of the amazing grace (not to mention style) of my mom, on her birthday. While celebrating at Balthazar would be wonderful, our Wyoming backup… Read More
For my newborn niece Cora: An art installation symbolizing the boundless possibility before you. On a park slope in Japan, Ryo Yamada has created Air Garden for the Sapporo International Art Festival 2014, currently underway. Yamada envisioned the piece as a passage, not in… Read More
Saturday daydreaming takes me on a glam romp in the wilderness. Across the mountain from Telluride, deep in the San Juans, sits an old mining town romantically restored as Dunton Hot Springs Resort. Immaculate cabins speckle the breathtaking alpine… Read More
A 50-year-old bonsai soared through outer space last month, and may still be in orbit. Tokyo-based artist Makoto Azuma sent the conifer (from his personal collection) and an orb of orchids into the stratosphere, riding on the coattails of… Read More
The last word on water (for now). Wooden tanks filled with potable water pepper the New York City skyline. Iconic and prolific, the city’s 17,000 water towers stand as symbols of hydro-abundance in America. Silent sentinels, until now. Mary Jordan, a filmmaker/activist/curator, is… Read More
In the 19th century, barges piled high with just-dug oysters would dock along Manhattan and sell their wares to hungry New Yorkers directly from their decks.… Read More
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