Old Haunts & New Looks NYC

Recently, I did the usual 5th Avenue stroll and visited the good 'ol 

Met & Guggenheim. About three hours into my day, I decided to head

down to Columbus Circle to the relatively new Museum Of Art And Design.

While there, I saw many surprising and bold works of contemporary art, such as...

"Envy" by Barry X. Barry

"Imprisoned In Fluo" by Daniel Von Weinberger

"K. 179" by Frank Stella

The museum's goblet collection in a stairwell landing.

"Seeing Is Believing" by Judith Schaechter

"Holy Ghost Chair" by Lionel T. Dean

"Subdivided Column" by Michael Hansmeyer

"Hyphae Pendant Lamps" by Nervous System

"Bittersweet Obsession" by Orly Corgan

"Lumley" by Paddy Hartley

"Bust Of Lady Belhaven" by Steven Jones

"Protean Bodywear" by Tamae Hirokawa

"L'Artisan Electronique" by Tim Knapen

…and my personal favorite: "Untitled (Richard Pryor) by Todd Pavlisko

Doug + Mike Starn on the Roof: Big Bambú

Rooftop installation at the Metropolitan Museum Of Art by Doug and Mike Starn. What a sight to behold (and what a site to walk through)... Upper East Side NYC. 30 June 2010.

1900s Glitter Postcard: Museum Of Natural History NYC

Click image for a closer look: Museum Of Natural History (bedecked with a rather durable glitter). Central Park West NYC. A favorite from my collection (circa 1900).

Lovely Bones & Gem Stones

Bodies donated to science. Jameston, Virginia skeletons of the 1600s. Ancient fauna behind modern glass and steel. Fibrous stones, translucent topaz, glorious emeralds and The (possibly cursed) Hope Diamond. Museum of Natural History. Washington, DC. 14 February 2009.