Showing posts tagged new york
The Pratt Institute has this interesting exhibit right now that combines psychology and topography. It’s called “You Are Here: Mapping the Psychogeography of New York City.” Psychogeography, from what I learned, is the study of the effects of geographical setting on the emotions and behavior of individuals. Most interesting were the “Loneliness Map” (pictured above) that shows where most Missed Connections happen in Manhattan (Union Square, on the L, and surprisingly at Terminal 5, which the artist attributed to a recent Daft Punk concert), and the anxiety map of the five boroughs. The exhibit is worth a quick trip but it ends this weekend. View high resolution

The Pratt Institute has this interesting exhibit right now that combines psychology and topography. It’s called “You Are Here: Mapping the Psychogeography of New York City.” Psychogeography, from what I learned, is the study of the effects of geographical setting on the emotions and behavior of individuals.

Most interesting were the “Loneliness Map” (pictured above) that shows where most Missed Connections happen in Manhattan (Union Square, on the L, and surprisingly at Terminal 5, which the artist attributed to a recent Daft Punk concert), and the anxiety map of the five boroughs. The exhibit is worth a quick trip but it ends this weekend.

on New York

THIS versus THIS

this was cool

(check out their other projects. amazing.)

1978 vs today in Greenpoint. via Brooklyn Based

1978 vs today in Greenpoint. via Brooklyn Based

Want to feel insignificant for about an hour? Go see the Hubble IMAX movie at the American Museum of Natural History. I sat with my mouth agape the whole time. Here’s the trailer. View high resolution

Want to feel insignificant for about an hour? Go see the Hubble IMAX movie at the American Museum of Natural History. I sat with my mouth agape the whole time. Here’s the trailer.

This weekend I visited the Met and was turned on to Leon Levinstein, a photographer who captured candid depictions of life in New York in the 50s, 60s and 70s. I thought I would share my favorite from the exhibit (left, a woman at Coney Island). I’m juxtaposing it with my favorite of this amazing set of portraits - Orchard Beach (The Bronx Riviera) by Wayne Lawrence - that I recently stumbled upon in Mother Jones.  View high resolution

This weekend I visited the Met and was turned on to Leon Levinstein, a photographer who captured candid depictions of life in New York in the 50s, 60s and 70s. I thought I would share my favorite from the exhibit (left, a woman at Coney Island). I’m juxtaposing it with my favorite of this amazing set of portraits - Orchard Beach (The Bronx Riviera) by Wayne Lawrence - that I recently stumbled upon in Mother Jones. 

best thing i read today: Park vs. Park

Central Park or Prospect Park? 

I’ve been meaning to put this somewhere. A while back, I made it to the last day of Brooklyn Museum’s Who Shot Rock and Roll where I saw this photo. It’s the Rolling Stones, in 1963, on their first photo shoot. The band’s manager had only one direction for the photographer, Philip Townsend - to make the band look “mean and nasty.” More shots from the shoot are in his archive.

I’ve been meaning to put this somewhere. A while back, I made it to the last day of Brooklyn Museum’s Who Shot Rock and Roll where I saw this photo. It’s the Rolling Stones, in 1963, on their first photo shoot. The band’s manager had only one direction for the photographer, Philip Townsend - to make the band look “mean and nasty.” More shots from the shoot are in his archive.

Been to the High Line yet? The High Line was constructed in the 1930s to lift freight trains off the streets. It had since been abandoned and was just converted into a park, running from Gansevoort street up to 34th street. Only section 1 is currently open, running from Gansevoort to 20th. And it’s pretty spectacular.

Manhattanhenge: A biannual occurrence during which the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan grid. View high resolution

Manhattanhenge: A biannual occurrence during which the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan grid.