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September 14, 2006
an oasis
bland train ride on the W.
nothing to note- try reading
but my mind wanders + fixates
on someone's gym bag.
broadway stop in queens-
maybe i can pick up some groceries..
"It's about ten city blocks," I recall Charley saying.
so i walk in the direction of the water.
walk / observe / walk / observe
and then- a giant eyeball amidst the trees.
it's a mess! work in progress, under construction.
i can hear tinkling and dingling.
first, a life-size gorilla. then shards of metal and glass.
an urban, gritty, micro Storm King,
makes me smile.
rough, shoddy, almost juvenile constructions
still add intrigue to the landscape.
Socrates uses modest, earthly, simple language,
but everywhere you loook, an amusing delight.
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and decide to walk around the entire triangular, ivy-covered building.
sort of like a fort with no moat.
the entrance, just an indentation in the cinder block- understated and elegant.
whoosh___i'm overwhelmed yet calmed at the entry.
smooth stone-colored stone, slick surfaces.
i want to touch as my eyes meet
the DO NOT TOUCH ARTWORK sign (printed in a carefully chosen font).
it's quiet and peacefully meditative and it seems as though i'm the only one experiencing the beauty.
perfect. my feet take slow, gliding steps as i move from piece to piece.
and then it comes, "ma'am, we're closing. you're going to have to run through."
so i run! what a balance, frantically seeing such soothing lines and forms.
some would say, "that's fung shui," but they're probably wrong.
the inside and outside of the museum are so contrary-
dilapidated warehouses that i would like to come back and photograph,
surrounding a tall castle with light and air trapped inside creating a surreal environment.
i must leave, i got here too late!
back down broadway, this time dragging my feet in contemplation.
the scents and memories of fried tostones draw me into a Colombian cafe- La Margarita.
nothing like a table by the window to digest good design.
Posted by Piama Habibullah at September 14, 2006 10:24 AM