Latest Mural At 15 Prince By CamoBudda

Though this one has been up since the winter, I neglected to post the photo. A Warholian Camobudda mural currently adorns the exterior wall of Quality Mending Co. (AKA Eleven) at 15 Prince Street, the latest work in an ever changing lineup.  A "quality" piece hung before Camobudda, preceded by Lucy McLauchlan's braided faces of women.

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Carl Skelton Pays Tribute To History On The Manhattan Bridge

In a surprising and compelling convergence of rich architectural history and modern art, a temporary installation developed by Carl Skelton, NYU-Poly’s Brooklyn Experimental Media Center director and assistant professor of digital media, is projecting—onto the Manhattan Bridge—the name, date of birth and birthplace of some of the everyday people who helped shape New York City. The installation, Ultratope 1: Real City, will continue from dawn to dusk until March 31 and pays particular attention the community members who left their mark on the Lower East Side and Downtown Manhattan. The photo above captures a tribute to Rabbi Avrohom Aharon Yudelovitch, rabbi at Eldridge Street Synagogue from 1918 until his death in 1930. The public is encouraged to submit names of living or deceased (provide the person's full name, place and year of birth) for inclusion in the project by emailing Skelton at cskelton@poly.edu or calling 718-260-4018.

Nolita Has Quality

Lucy McLauchlan's work on the exterior wall of vintage clothing store Eleven, on the corner of Prince and Elizabeth Streets, has been replaced with a new piece seen above by an unknown artist. Oliver Harkness, the owner of Eleven, commissions these works to hang on the walls and one day intends to exhibit all of them together.

Previously:
Private Art In Public At 15 Prince Street
Sleep - New Russell King On Elizabeth Street
Visiting Knox Martin's Venus
Clowning Around On Chelsea

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Have A Seat On Art In The 33rd Street Lexington Line Subway Station

Artist James Garvey installed his 14 Lariat Seat Loops in the 33rd Street subway station in 1997. Part of the MTA's Arts for Transit program, many of Garvey's loops also function as seats, as was intended.  "My aim is to put inspiration into routine treks and refresh people caught up in mundane thoughts," he said at the time. The loops are a welcome seating arrangement for commuters and upon sitting one, it became clear a similar design should be incorporated in every station. That's just one step the MTA could take in return for steadily raising rates.

Private Art In Public At 15 Prince Street

At vintage clothing store Eleven, at 15 Prince Street, hangs private art in public. The work seen in the photo above, done by Lucy McLauchlan of Beat13, was installed this spring, one of many that have been displayed on the wall. The work changes occasionally but consistently (see the wall before this one). Eleven's Irish-born owner Oliver Harkness explained he has all the pieces that have graced the building's exterior wall, and some day hopes to exhibit them all together. 

Piano Music In Washington Square Park

People are talking about "Street Pianos," a public art project coming to New York City this summer. The project is officially called Play Me, I'm Yours, and will distribute 60 pianos across the city in varying locations, from June 21 to July 5. The pianos will be available for anyone to play.

In a similar yet more limited public music project, it should be noted that Colin Huggins has been playing his piano in public for a couple of years now, in subway stations, parks, and anywhere else he can roll it. Yes, that's right, roll it. Huggins keeps a few pianos in storage units around Manhattan, rolling them down, or up, city streets to one of his favored playing spots.

NYC The Blog spotted him in Washington Square Park a couple of Saturdays ago, and he informed us he intends to continue playing there each Saturday, weather permitting. True to his word, he was spotted there this past Saturday; the requisite Twitpic confirms.

Watch video of Colin and his piano in Washington Square Park, enjoyed by park users and the NYPD...