All in Cityscapes
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One of the reasons we decided to visit Paris this December was because the Fondation Louis Vuitton is hosting an exhibition of a 130 works from the Sergei Shchukin collection that is part of the Hermitage Museum's permanent collection.
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it came as no surprise when I stumbled on an empty cafe displaying the album cover for Dexter Gordon's A Swinging' Affair. The album was recorded in 1962 by the late Rudy Van Gelder, but it was released in 1964 when Gordon had taken up residence in Paris as an expat.
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Always dressed stylishly, Parisian whether male or female, move with a grace down the streets as they head to their next rendevous.
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The smell of sulfur was everywhere.
Saturday morning, New York City, Central Park, Bethesda Fountain, Fall. The smart looking street musician caught my attention. Gotta love the scarf, glasses, and exquisite beard. Performing Cat Steven's Morning Has Broken to nobody, although his collection plate was overflowing with money. And then this couple arrived, hardly noticing the musician, but they certainly noticed each other.
In 2010, the Guggenheim tried to address the problem by requesting authorization from the City Landmarks Preservation Commission to build a permanent food kiosk in front of the Wright building. The request was denied because, according to Robert B. Tierney, then chairman of the commission, "It detracts from the landmark and causes it to compete with the main building." OK, I won't argue with that, but what about the food carts and merchants of tomorrow's garage sale?
As they say in the photography business, sometimes your best shot is behind you. That was clearly the case tonight. As is true throughout Midtown, a new building was under construction. This one just west of MOMA's entrance--replacing the old Museum of Folk Art building. The sidewalk was covered by elaborate scaffolding. And that beautiful sunlight was hitting people in the face as they emerged from the tunnel-like structure.
