New York May 2025

Sited art and found art in NYC.

circlesthree sidesDetails from the stunning Abstract Futures, by Hilma’s Ghost collective (Sharmistha Ray and Dannielle Tegeder), 3rd Avenue entrance to the 7 train.

Abstract Futures, title panel

space for rentP???man Building, 350 W. 31st Street. Maybe “Postman,” as it is home to a postal workers’ union and is right across the street from the Farley post office.

seatingingredients listLooking through Tony Smith’s Throwback at a proffered plaza between 45th and 46th Streets. The marker has a hilariously detailed catalog of what the plaza has to offer:

This plaza contains: 78 linear feet seats with backs, 606 lf planter seats without backs, 134 movable chairs, 35 trees, 1 drinking fountain, 3 bicycle racks, 160 cubic feet litter receptacles, 1 drinking fountain, 1 water fountain, 1 artwork

hotel viewThe view from the 16th floor of the Marriott Marquis. At center, the relatively diminutive St. James Theatre on 44th Street, surrounded by rooftop water towers.

Field trip

Then she happened across a large tunnel burrowed into the side of a wave. “Oh my God!” she cried. “A groundhog hole!”

…Ms. Lin laughed and then paused, reflecting, “I think we’ll cover it up?” But within moments she had changed her mind. “I think you have to let it be what it’s going to be,” she said.

Maya Lin visits her earthwork Wave Field, to be opened to the public at Storm King Art Center next spring.