Court of the First Model Tenements in New York City (ca. 1935-39).
“Their houses,” said Berenice Abbott, “tell much more about a people than their noses” (LIFE, 1938).
Jeu de Paume, Paris.
‘NYC’
A Thursday on Upper Manhattan
Wallpainting of a Camel (Spanien, måske 1129-34). The Cloisters, New York.
The Unicorn in Captivity (Holland, ca. 1495-1505). The Cloisters, New York.
Diego Velázquez: Cardinal Pamphili (1650). The Hispanic Society of America, New York.
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Any Number of Preoccupations (2010), The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York.
Mark Bradford: Alphabet (2010). Studio Museum in Harlem, New York.
Tanea Richardson: He’s Actually Very Intelligent (2007). Studio Museum in Harlem, New York.
Den uendelige historie
(tilegnet Karen Wagner)
Pretty picture
“That’s a pretty picture,” sagde damen der gik forbi.
Welcome to New York
Brandmændene er joviale. “Welcome to New York” siger de, da de kommer ind i lobbyen hvor vi sidder klokken to om morgenen og stirrer på det blinkende FIRE-skilt i skabet.
“At least the tree didn’t catch fire”, siger en af dem og peger på juletræet, da de fem minutter efter kommer tilbage fra kælderen, hvor røgen kom fra.
“We got a new room, because the heating wasn’t working, but the key card is not working,” siger vi til receptionisten, da de andre gæster er gået.
“Oh, so it was because of you guys that we had a fire. I have to talk to the owners of this hotel tomorrow. To make the boiler working in the basement, they put a pile of wood beside it.”
