What It Was - Manhattan Bridge Archway, aes.55

"When they asked me 
what it was for, 
I said it was 
for them."

aes.55
Manhattan Bridge Archway, Dumbo, Brooklyn
September 16, 2012, 8:00pm

This tag quotes from Jane Kaufmann's new book. It's in reference to the "city in sand" she built with participation from other artists and passers-by on Hampton Beach in the '70s. The spirit of that public project resonates with me. I feel the same way about my tags.

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Mosaic Benches in Harlem

Wandering around Riverside Church earlier this spring, I came upon this wondrous mosaic bench ringing Grant's Tomb.

The vision of Cuban-American artist Pedro Silva, the benches were commissioned in 1972 by CITYarts and the National Park Service. They were handmade by artists and community volunteers. Read more here.

They could use some care and repair, yet nevertheless these benches inspire me. There is so much love and fun and playfulness in them. At the same time, they radiate an important, rich significance, representing a city's efforts decades ago to mend and unite its diverse communities. 

A Good Wednesday - Lafayette St., aes.40

Make it a good

Wednesday

for yourself and others.

 

aes.40

Feb. 28, 2012, 7:15pm

Petrosino Square, Lafayette btw Spring and Kenmare

The phrase on this tag was repeated several times by a subway conductor on the morning shift along the 2/3 line one Wednesday a few weeks back.

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Moveness, Stillment - Manhattan Bridge Archway, aes.42

Movement and stillness.

Moveness, stillment.

Movestill. 

(For M.K.M.)

aes.42

Feb. 20, 2012, 4:04pm

Bench in Manhattan Bridge Archway.

The Social Fabric - Manhattan Bridge Archway, aes.31

I think the 

social fabric 

is pilling. 

aes.31
Jan. 29, 2012, 12:47pm

Bench in Manhattan Bridge Archway, Adams St. side

Next Right Thing - Manhattan Bridge Archway, aes.36

What is the 

next right thing 

to do?

aes.36
Jan. 29, 2012, 12:45pm
Bench in Manhattan Bridge Archway, Pearl St. side

Sometimes Longed For - Cadman Plaza Park, aes.33

He sometimes longed
for boredom,
aimlessness.

aes.33
Jan. 25, 2012, 6:55pm
Bench in Cadman Plaza Park, near the William Jay Gaynor Monument.

How Much - Madison Square Park, aes.1

How much is
a memory?

aes.1

Tied onto arm of park bench, Jan 19, 8:50am. The above photograph was taken the following morning -- the tag was still there.

On Jan 21, saw only the string on the bench arm -- the tag was gone.

VERY FIRST TAG!

Egg Blue - Madison Square Park, aes.2

She wanted to
paint it robin's-
egg blue.

aes.2

Moments after slipping onto the slat of the bench.

Taken in the afternoon.
Shake Shack in the background.