Illustrations by JOHN ROMBOLA, Backdrop for the New Bergdorf Goodman Window Display

Artworks from the new book JOHN ROMBOLA: ECLECTIC ECCENTRIC provide a colorful and whimsical backdrop to the new window display at Bergdorf Goodman. John Rombola started his career illustrating for magazines, and his work frequently appeared in Life, Holiday, and Town & Country. Recently rediscovered by a new generation of art and design lovers, John Rombola's rambunctious, spirited art is gathered in this first-ever comprehensive monograph of his work. Art and cultural critic Veronique Vienne explores Rombola's career through selections from his most well-known series, including his line drawings of the New York skyline, his scintillating take on Manhattan's society women, and lush gouache and ink drawings from his travels, both real and imagined, to the tropics and to Europe. Lively and often funny, the drawings in this volume reveal the spirited style of an eccentric artist who moves to his own, whimsical rhythm. Rombola works primarily in gouache and ink on paper; his art is in the permanent collection of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.

Fornasetti Vases in Conversation with Surrealist Couture by Liborio Capizzi

Barney's featured the new collection of limited edition Fornasetti vases by Bitossi Ceramiche “Variations on a Theme” as well as surrealist couture pieces by Liborio Capizzi in its window display last May. These are some of the unique items displayed.

The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden

The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden is an outdoor space of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that features modern sculpture overlooking Central Park and and stunning view of the Manhattan skyline. The roof garden opened to the public in 1987. Annual installations have featured selections of modern sculpture from the Museum's collection and, most recently, presentations of works by individual artists. Drinks such as beers, some wines, basic mixed drinks, as well as sandwiches are also available at the garden. The roof garden is accessible by the southwest elevators on the ground floor, just outside the twentieth-century art gallery. These images of museum visitors at the garden were taken last April.

Bernard Gerald Cantor (December 17, 1916 – July 17, 1996) was the founder and chairman of securities firm Cantor Fitzgerald and an important philanthropist supporting visual arts institutions in the United States. During his life Cantor assembled the world's largest private collection of works by Auguste Rodin, much of which was donated to over 70 art institutions worldwide, such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University. Along with his wife, Iris, Cantor underwrote many art exhibitions and endowed galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, including the popular Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, as well as a sculpture garden and his namesake museum at Stanford. In 1995, he and his wife were awarded the National Medal of Arts.

Antony Gormley's EVENT HORIZON: Nude Sculptures On Rooftops

These are some of rooftop installations of the 30 life-size iron cast sculptures by celebrated British artist, ANTONY GORMLEY in the Flatiron District of Manhattan. The sculptures were cast from his own body, and are currently on display along pathways and sidewalks of Madison Square Park, as well as the rooftops of many architectural icons in the area. The public art installation is presented by Mad. Sq. Art 2010, and runs through August 15. 

“I’m thrilled to be working with New York: people and place,” says artist Antony Gormley. “I don’t know what is going to happen, what it will look and feel like, but I want to play with the city and people’s perceptions. My intention is to get the sculptures as close to the edge of the buildings as possible. The field of the installation should have no defining boundary. The gaze is the principle dynamic of the work; the idea of looking and finding, or looking and seeking, and in the process perhaps re-assessing your own position in the world. So in encountering these peripheral things, perhaps one becomes aware of one’s status of embedment.”

Museum of Sex - The Most Stimulating Museum in New York

The Museum of Sex, or MoSex is a museum on Fifth Avenue that is dedicated to the "history, evolution and cultural significance of human sexuality." Founded by Daniel Gluck, the museum is committed to opening discourse and exchange, and to bringing to the public the best in current scholarship. It opened on October 5, 2002. Current exhibitions include "Sex Lives of Animals," "Rubbers," and "Action - Sex and the Moving Image." The window photograph shows a section of the brand-new storefront that features one-of-a-kind signature products and also those exclusively distributed through the museum. The store spotlights on local and international artists. The museum is located at 233 Fifth Avenue at 27th Street.

"Cool Water, Hot Island" - Molly Dilworth's Pedestrian Plaza Streetscape Design

Brooklyn-based artist MOLLY DILWORTH's "Cool Water, Hot Island" is the winning design for the temporary treatments of the Times Square pedestrian plazas. A few months ago, a design competition was launched by the NYC Department of Transportation in partnership with the Times Square Alliance to refresh and revive the streetscape of the pedestrian plazas while the agency moves forward with the permanent design. Ms. Dilworth's concept focuses on the urban heat-island effect, where cities tend to experience warmer temperatures than rural settings. The design’s color palette of striking blues and light hues reflects more sunlight and absorbs less heat—improving the look of these popular pedestrian plazas while making them more comfortable places to sit and relax. The colors and patterns evoke flowing water, like a river . Dilworth's design also provides a compelling visual contrast to the vibrant reds, oranges and yellows of Times Square's marquees and billboards, as well as the chairs, tables and umbrellas.