It’s the end of the summer, and beach-going accessories are all on sale. I wasn’t looking for a beach towel when I was shopping at a local discount store a few days ago, but this one caught my eye.
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Bourbon Coffee is a café located at 43 West 14th Street in Manhattan, just west of Union Square. 14th Street is something of a thoroughfare, so I’ve passed their front door many times before; this time, however, I had to stop and take a quick picture of their sidewalk sign. It’s an homage to Edward Hopper’s iconic Nighthawks, complete with a credit line in the lower corner. I don’t know who the on-staff artist could be, but he or she did a nice job with this chalk sketch.
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A few days ago I had lunch with my dear friend A. at Le Grainne Café in Chelsea. When we’d finished our meal, we strolled a bit in the dazing heat, trying to decide whether to do some shopping or just say our good-byes and head back to our (air-conditioned) homes, and then we stopped to admire this window.
I usually avoid Rockefeller Center, just because it’s always so crowded, but on one early-summer afternoon I found myself cutting through the plaza and then stopping short in front of the Anne Fontaine boutique.
I’m really not familiar with the Anne Fontaine brand, but a quick internet search reveals that the designer launched her first collection in 1993, is known for her reinterpretations of the classic white shirt for women, and has expanded to eighty stores worldwide (including three in New York). What I still don’t know: why did the windows of Anne Fontaine’s stores recently feature arrangements of photographs inspired by the work of artist Annette Messager?
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These flyers were posted on East 33rd Street in Manhattan a few weeks ago. They caught my eye for two reasons. First, they made a visually striking display on the blue-painted plywood surrounding a construction site. Second, their design was an homage to a classic album cover. Continue reading “On the Street: New York Fracking”
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