{"id":999,"date":"2016-02-13T10:36:32","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T14:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=999"},"modified":"2016-02-13T10:36:32","modified_gmt":"2016-02-13T14:36:32","slug":"new-york-city-blog-february-7-february-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=999","title":{"rendered":"New York City Blog February 7 – February 13"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What could be better than an afternoon of Balanchine at NYCB with music by Verdi, Hindemith and Tschaikovsky, dancing by Tiler Peck, et al. Have you seen the recent additions to the promenade, the rectangular area which overlooks the Lincoln Center fountain? I\u2019ve never appreciated the fat white sculpted figures, two at each end of the promenade. Now, they\u2019re festooned in polka dots. Behind them are gigantic videos that reflect polka dots. Is this a plea to youth? Who knows. In the middle of the promenade are puppet like figures revolving on a circle. These swayed gently and bobbed up and down. Somehow, they\u2019re charming.<\/p>\n

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Sandu Darie’s concrete painting at the Zwirner Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On an icy cold day a friend and I went to Zwirner Galeries wonderful hot exhibit, Concrete Cuba. The works are by a short lived group that existed from 1959 to 1961. Sandu Darie, one of the artists in the exhibit, had said, \u201cThis is concrete painting because each painting is a new reality.\u201d This statement reinforces what I\u2019ve always thought: artists should express themselves through their work.<\/p>\n

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