Times Square After The Rain

Reflections of lights and colors on the wet ground and red TKTS stairs after the rain in Times Square.

Tomás Saraceno On the Roof: "Cloud City" Viewed From Central Park

Cloud City by Tomás Saraceno (born in Tucumán, Argentina in 1973) is the new art installation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden. It is a "constellation of large, interconnected modules constructed with transparent and reflective materials". Most of the published images of the artwork including this photoblog's earlier post  are taken from the rooftop of the Met. The photos above were taken from Central Park grounds. 

Street Scene

After a street fair performance, a group of artists in white ride a taxi on Second Avenue.

The Art of Harlem's "Franco the Great"

These are two of Franco the Great's paintings on metal gates for storefronts in Harlem. Dubbed the "Picasso of Harlem," Franco the Great is known for his paintings on steel gates for storefronts at 125th street in Harlem. His works can be seen in Africa, Japan, France, Central America, Canada, Spain and Brasil. 

The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park

Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park from Cook+Fox Architects on Vimeo.

The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park is a 1,200 ft (366 m) skyscraper located on Sixth Avenue, between 42nd and 43rd Street, opposite Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan. The building was designed by Cook+Fox Architects to be one of the most efficient and ecologically friendly buildings in the world. It uses technologies such as floor-to-ceiling insulating glass to contain heat and maximize natural light, and an automatic daylight dimming system. The tower features a graywater system, which captures rainwater and reuses it. The green building is made largely of recycled and recyclable materials such as steel and drywall, and low-VOC products. Air entering the building will be filtered, as is common, but the exhausted air will be cleaned as well. The building includes a five-megawatt cogeneration plant, ice storage plant, green roof areas and waterless urinals. It is the third tallest building in New York City, after One World Trade Center and the Empire State Building, and the fourth tallest building in the United States. Construction was completed in 2009.

Yayoi Kusama Retrospective Exhibition at the Whitney Museum

Video from the Whitney Museum website featuring Kusama’s Fireflies on the Water on view in the Lobby Gallery.

Yayoi Kusama is one of Japan's most prominent contemporary artists. Her best known works of art involve the use of dense patterns of polka dots and nets, as well as her intense, large-scale environments. Kusama works in a  wide variety of media, including sculpture, painting, drawing, photography, film, performance, and immersive installation. A new retrospective of Kusama's artworks is now on exhibit at the Whitney Museum. The exhibition includes the enchanting "Fireflies on the Water", an installation of lights, mirrors, and water. Timed tickets are required to experience this particular exhibit. Born in Japan in 1929, Kusama came to the United States in 1957 and quickly became part of the New York avant-garde. She has returned to her native country where she continues to be a prolific contemporary artist.