Well, it rained today in typical north west fashion. Later in the day, it became more of a typical east coast weather with torrential rain with wind that will turn out your umbrella (that happened to a few people). Same old east coast weather. The thing is…..I forgot my raincoat and didn’t have an umbrella.
At least that city is less polluted and it’s not acid rain.
-Julie M.
I dunno, it kinda just hit me that this drawing tool is something that furture Barbara Millers will be teaching our grand children. It reminded me of some of the drawing aids use in the 18th and 19th century visual aids artists used. After talking to the gentlemen at the drawing center we found out that this apparatus relies on the eyes natural “double vision”(our sight is a combination of to views, one from the left eye and the other from the right) to create a traceable illusion. The artist has about two inches of area in which they can utilize this illusion, hence the size of the size of the paper. The curve of the cage is to keep the surface of the paper an equal distance from the artist’s eyes at all time, eliminating distortion.
One night we were fortunate enough to walk down to 53 Christopher Street to the Stonewall Inn. The Stonewall Inn is the birthplace of the modern Gay Rights movement. On June 28th, 1969, the patrons of the Stonewall Inn fought back against what had become regular, tolerated, city sanctioned harassment by the police department. For the first time in history Gay people refused to accept the status quo of oppression and stood up for themselves and, ultimately, the global Gay community. The Stonewall Inn, and the rebellion here, became the iconic flashpoint that sparked the long, uphill battle towards equality for all members of the Gay community. Often referred to as the “Rosa Parks moment” in Gay history the Stonewall rebellion paved the way for future members of the community to not accept treatment as second-class citizens but rather to expect that the LGBT community be treated as equals in the eyes of both the government and society at large.
In a landmark opinion, a divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that same-sex couples can marry nationwide, establishing a new civil right and handing gay rights advocates a historic victory.
In the 5-4 ruling, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the majority with the four liberal justices. Each of the four conservative justices wrote their own dissent.
Nearly 46 years to the day after a riot at New York’s Stonewall Inn ushered in the modern gay rights movement, the decision could settle one of the major civil rights fights of this era. The language of Kennedy’s opinion spoke eloquently of the most fundamental values of family, love and liberty.
Day #5: PREPARE for another day of walking and PEOPLE WATCHING! Yesterday was another incredible day of ART and brilliant student presentations! One of the biggest “concerns” that we heard from students was about the crowds! We are in NYC! Current estimated population 8 1/2 million (8,491,079). Always considering student needs…we will be planning a trip to rural South Dakota next year!
June 26, 2015: Big HISTORIC day yesterday- as Supreme Court approves legal marriage for everyone!
The Frick Collection was the one I was most excited about during our pre departure presentations. Aside from the art I was impressed by the book collections that were on view. I wasn’t aware of the amount of literature that The Frick had.
Leonor Antunes (b. 1972, Lisbon, Portugal) creates sculptures that reflect the environment that surrounds them and make reference to the work of lesser-known figures from the history of twentieth-century art, architecture, and design.
The interaction of the artist and child was so fun to watch. The little girl was running between the sculptures stopping to take pictures of the artist. 
Abdelkader Benchamma, “Representation of Dark Matter” (2015), installation view (all photos by Jose Andres Ramirez, courtesy The Drawing Center)
Sourced from:
http://hyperallergic.com/213068/drawing-the-vast-and-invisible-dark-matter-of-our-universe/
Check out this site for a fun time lapse of the process! And some info, too.
Exhibitions on view:
Poor, poor Pinnochio.
But seriously, let’s get serious. Real serious with Doris Salcedo.
I was taken aback by the sense of gravity, both in the materials ( wood, cement, earth, etc) and the meaning infused in the work. But somehow, Salcedo’s pieces also invoke a sense of weightlessness and conveys a feeling of absence..I don’t think it was the just the light and airy space in the Guggenheim .. It was just pure genius. Also—incredible, meticulous, impossible details! Facinating work.
Air graffiti! These bronze calligraphic sculptures are among the many art installations that pepper the amazing walk along this incredible garden paradise. “Green space” and graffiti…so urban…so NYC!!