Monday, May 16, 2005
art is for squares
a few weekends ago i woke up stupid-early and went down to the union square subway station in hopes of being able to take pictures of the fantastical murals by chiho aoshima that were put up there as the last of the public art displays associated with the japan society’s 'little boy' show. (faithful readers will recall my excursions to see the other public ‘little boy’ pieces. unfaitful readers can read all about those adventures here.)
the murals are very striking, and really do an excellent job of jazzing up the subway station that so many of us know and love. do please try and go see them if you can. if you can’t, then enjoy them here:
Pictures of Chiho Aoshima Union Square
a week or so after having taken pictures of the chiho aoshima murals, i was strolling through washington square park and noticed some unusual looking sculptures by where people play chess. at first i thought maybe some NYU students had taken it upon themselves to make them, (remember the alamo?) but then i noticed that there were a bunch of decorated lamp-posts in the area and figured it was some kind of public art-fund related situation. a little googling proved my second theory to be correct. the sculptures and lamp-posts are part of a piece called “well lit chess pieces” by marjorie kouns. you can read more about the project here and see pictures of it here:
the murals are very striking, and really do an excellent job of jazzing up the subway station that so many of us know and love. do please try and go see them if you can. if you can’t, then enjoy them here:
Pictures of Chiho Aoshima Union Square
a week or so after having taken pictures of the chiho aoshima murals, i was strolling through washington square park and noticed some unusual looking sculptures by where people play chess. at first i thought maybe some NYU students had taken it upon themselves to make them, (remember the alamo?) but then i noticed that there were a bunch of decorated lamp-posts in the area and figured it was some kind of public art-fund related situation. a little googling proved my second theory to be correct. the sculptures and lamp-posts are part of a piece called “well lit chess pieces” by marjorie kouns. you can read more about the project here and see pictures of it here:
# posted by Sweatpants Money : 5/16/2005 11:45:00 AM
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Those murals are suspiciously gender/genitalia-free with the exception of the ladybugs that seem to be doing it.... interesting.
Thanks for the info on the fairy tale comic books. I'm in search of a copy.
Thanks for the info on the fairy tale comic books. I'm in search of a copy.
why do you consider the lack of gender/genitalia "suspicious"? (i'm not contesting, i'm just curious about your argument.) i'd assumed the fairies to be female (because of their feminine facial features) and while the building-like forms also had feminine faces, their shapes were decidedly phallic. i'm afraid that i just don't know enough about art or japanese culture to really be able to respond intelligently. perhaps some other gentle reader would like to add their two cents to the discussion?
I like the building ladies. They were pretty and remind me of Jack Hawksmoor a little.
Take enough damn pictures? Damn!
I need a new camera stat.
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Take enough damn pictures? Damn!
I need a new camera stat.
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