laura freedman on sat 11 jan 97
I will be in NYC from Jan 16 -19th. Could you recommend things to see.
TIA lauras@epix.net
karen gringhuis on tue 15 nov 05
Nick -
Metropolitan Mus. of Art 2nd floor balconey & Asian
galleries. "There's nothing like it back home" and
I'm writing from Shanghai. Even if you never intend to
use a celadon glaze, see their classic ceramics. Some
wood fired incl. In Asian area, see Nakashima table
and Noguchi water basin.
Noguchi Museum in Long Island City is a must.
More pots - Garth Clark Gallery 57th St. Sky high
prices but great things and they're friendly to
visitors.
If you like sushi like I like sushi (sorry), go to
Blue Ribbon Sushi on Sullivan St.
Karen Gringhuis
KG Pottery
Box 607 Alfred NY 14802
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Kathy Rhoades on fri 23 mar 07
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Marcia Selsor on sat 24 mar 07
Kathy,
Get a pop-up map with subway routes.
Asia House for great collection of pots and Shang Dynasty bronzes
, "Spanish Modernisn -Gaudi to Dali" at the Met, (not to mention the
permanent collection)
also uptown is a branch of the Smithsonian (name escape me)
The Cloisters -must take the subway up to Tryon park.,
Greenwich House Pottery, Museum of American Design (used to be craft)
My favorite is Pierpont Morgan Library 39th and Park Ave. has
changing show
but the main house is a collection of first editions including the
guttenburg Bible,
'hand written manuscript of Huckleberry Finn, in the ancient off
limits section is papyrus
of St. Augustine, also includes first written Babylonian clay
cylinders with script.
Maybe someone can remember the gallery that had the Shino show a year
or two ago on 57th?
How wonderful to have that much time to visit NYC.
There are some nice Indian Restaurants in Greenwich village around
St. Mark's Place and 8th St.
and galleries in Chelsea, Soho. Tribeca Potters on Greenwich above
Canal St.
The Guggenheim Museum has had some great shows including Pottery so
see what's on.
Have a great visit. The Hispanic Society has a great collection of
majoilca and lusterware.
Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
karen gringhuis on sat 24 mar 07
Kathy -
Research web sites, carefully note days and hours open
or closed, and organize your priorities or the
overload of choices will fry you - or at least they
usually fry me.
Transport suggestion - something like $22 buys an
unlimited ride transit pass good on both buses and
subways. (I finally learned to use the subways -
worth the effort.)
Buy a plasticized folding street map and never let it
leave your bag. A Zagat restaurant guide likewise.
Get "Time Out" magazine, new every Thur. =
indispensible. Grab the current New Yorker just before
leaving home.
In addition to what Marcia has mentioned:
CLAY - Dai Ichi Gallery is one block from Japan
Society on E side - both show Japanese ceramics and
both have web sites. Garth Clark Gallery - 57th & 5th
approx & in Long Island City if you have transport of
some sort. Metropolitan Museum - 2nd floor balconey
is lined w/ incredible ceramics. Take your camera.
Also other galleries.
The shino show site gallery is the Babcock Gallery on
5th @ 57th which I think doesn't regularly show
ceramics - but ck for a web site or phone. The
Smithsonian site is the Cooper-Hewitt on upper 5th Ave
Museum Mile.
OTHER THAN CLAY
Metropolitan - Asian galleries used to incl Geo
Nakashima table & Noguchi water basin, both MUST SEEs.
Ancient Greek and other civilization section can't be
beat. Lots of ceramics there, too. And of course
paintings. It would take more than a week to see all
of it.
If at all possible, go to the Noguchi Museum and
Center in Long Island City. IMHO a MUST SEE. Take
time and soak up the work. Very relevant to
ceramicists and a lovely place incl outdoor garden.
Karen Karnes garden stools on an outside landing.
This neighborhood may look sketchy depending on what
you're used to but its just grubby light industrial -
the museum was his workshop facility. Usually easy
street parking. LI City also incl aforementioned Garth
Clark and PS 1. LI City may have its own web site.
Up and down Museum Mile - pick the museums and shows
which interest you most. I am currently influenced by
some of the decorative art at the Neue Gallerie which
specializes in German and Austrian modern art. (I like
the art but the basic concept makes me uneasy.)Their
recent showpiece is a Gustav Klimt painting - very
beautiful. Current show involves Van Gogh - wish I
could see it.
Also The Whitney Museum of Amer Art and MOMA. I'm not
a fan of its new bldg & arrangements but the sculpture
garden knocks me out. It has one of the best museum
stores in the world IMHO.
Restaurants: Invest in a Zagat guide. For any
upscale restaurant, make reservations well in advance.
Vermicelli (Vietnamese) & Holy Basil (Thai) - both
inexpensive. All night and cappucino Fr bistro
L'Express on lower Park Ave just N of Union Sq.
Upscale - Craftbar, Gramercy Tavern front room is
remotely affordable w/ no reservations. W Village -
Cafe Dante on McDougal St - incl gelato cones! Ribs -
Blue Smoke is good. Casa in W Village.
Shopping: years ago I turned into a DownTown person
but on upper Madison Ave are shops for most major
name designers. But.....there are some serious
thrift shops starting w/ Cancer Care which have
designer donations. Ck the yellow pages. Also ck out
the Housing Works furniture thrift shops.
DT is more fun IMHO. Broadway just N of Union Sq inc
Paragon Sporting Goods - great casual shoes and tons
of clothes. Fish Eddy - a cheaper version of Crate &
Barrel. ABC Carpet & Home - interesting but watch
their prices. Safavieh carpets. Fun neighborhood.
Union Sq has Barnes and Noble HQ - an absolute
knockout. Even tho I'm a Borders person and keep
telling myself "there are books back home," I can
spend hours in it. 4 floors incl cafe. Canal St -
cheap knockoff handbags & lots more, sidewalks jammed
on weekends. Home furnishings - Pearl River, Sur la
Table.
Union Sq farmers market is great 3-4 days a week, ck
NYC tourist web site- artisinal cheeses & breads,
started plants for your garden - best to go just b4
heading home.
Last but not least - the Statue of Liberty is a
grabber. (We finally went and then walked from there
to World Trade Center spring of '01, sigh.) Also
cruises around NY harbor.
It's fun to walk the city streets early in the morning
esp on weekends when things are quiet. Many different
little shops of every variety everywhere. Go to
Greenwich Village (W) and just wander around. Always
keep your eyes on the people coming toward you -
sooner or later they will incl a celebrity. Promise.
Have a great time. (If you need more info, write back
off list.)
Karen Gringhuis
KG Pottery
Box 607 Alfred NY 14802
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Lois Ruben Aronow on sun 25 mar 07
Must-see's include the Museum of Art and Design (formerly the American Craft
Museum), the Cooper Hewitt museum, and the Met, which currently has a show
on "modernismo - Barcelona".
And added treat would be to take the subway out to Brooklyn, where you'll
find the Brooklyn Museum of Art. It is one of the best art museums in the
country. Just opened a few days ago is the Sackler Wing for Feminist Art,
where Judy Chicago's "The Dinner Party" has made it's permanent home. A
rare treat to see this work.
..Lo
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From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of karen gringhuis
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 4:45 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: NYC
Kathy -
Research web sites, carefully note days and hours open or closed, and
organize your priorities or the overload of choices will fry you - or at
least they usually fry me.
Transport suggestion - something like $22 buys an unlimited ride transit
pass good on both buses and subways. (I finally learned to use the subways
- worth the effort.)
Buy a plasticized folding street map and never let it leave your bag. A
Zagat restaurant guide likewise.
Get "Time Out" magazine, new every Thur. = indispensible. Grab the current
New Yorker just before leaving home.
In addition to what Marcia has mentioned:
CLAY - Dai Ichi Gallery is one block from Japan Society on E side - both
show Japanese ceramics and both have web sites. Garth Clark Gallery - 57th
& 5th approx & in Long Island City if you have transport of some sort.
Metropolitan Museum - 2nd floor balconey is lined w/ incredible ceramics.
Take your camera.
Also other galleries.
The shino show site gallery is the Babcock Gallery on 5th @ 57th which I
think doesn't regularly show ceramics - but ck for a web site or phone. The
Smithsonian site is the Cooper-Hewitt on upper 5th Ave Museum Mile.
OTHER THAN CLAY
Metropolitan - Asian galleries used to incl Geo Nakashima table & Noguchi
water basin, both MUST SEEs.
Ancient Greek and other civilization section can't be beat. Lots of
ceramics there, too. And of course paintings. It would take more than a week
to see all of it.
If at all possible, go to the Noguchi Museum and Center in Long Island City.
IMHO a MUST SEE. Take time and soak up the work. Very relevant to
ceramicists and a lovely place incl outdoor garden.
Karen Karnes garden stools on an outside landing.
This neighborhood may look sketchy depending on what you're used to but its
just grubby light industrial - the museum was his workshop facility. Usually
easy street parking. LI City also incl aforementioned Garth Clark and PS 1.
LI City may have its own web site.
Up and down Museum Mile - pick the museums and shows which interest you
most. I am currently influenced by some of the decorative art at the Neue
Gallerie which specializes in German and Austrian modern art. (I like the
art but the basic concept makes me uneasy.)Their recent showpiece is a
Gustav Klimt painting - very beautiful. Current show involves Van Gogh -
wish I could see it.
Also The Whitney Museum of Amer Art and MOMA. I'm not a fan of its new bldg
& arrangements but the sculpture garden knocks me out. It has one of the
best museum stores in the world IMHO.
Restaurants: Invest in a Zagat guide. For any upscale restaurant, make
reservations well in advance.
Vermicelli (Vietnamese) & Holy Basil (Thai) - both
inexpensive. All night and cappucino Fr bistro
L'Express on lower Park Ave just N of Union Sq.
Upscale - Craftbar, Gramercy Tavern front room is remotely affordable w/ no
reservations. W Village - Cafe Dante on McDougal St - incl gelato cones!
Ribs - Blue Smoke is good. Casa in W Village.
Shopping: years ago I turned into a DownTown person but on upper Madison Ave
are shops for most major
name designers. But.....there are some serious
thrift shops starting w/ Cancer Care which have designer donations. Ck the
yellow pages. Also ck out the Housing Works furniture thrift shops.
DT is more fun IMHO. Broadway just N of Union Sq inc Paragon Sporting Goods
- great casual shoes and tons of clothes. Fish Eddy - a cheaper version of
Crate & Barrel. ABC Carpet & Home - interesting but watch their prices.
Safavieh carpets. Fun neighborhood.
Union Sq has Barnes and Noble HQ - an absolute knockout. Even tho I'm a
Borders person and keep telling myself "there are books back home," I can
spend hours in it. 4 floors incl cafe. Canal St - cheap knockoff handbags &
lots more, sidewalks jammed on weekends. Home furnishings - Pearl River,
Sur la Table.
Union Sq farmers market is great 3-4 days a week, ck NYC tourist web site-
artisinal cheeses & breads, started plants for your garden - best to go just
b4 heading home.
Last but not least - the Statue of Liberty is a grabber. (We finally went
and then walked from there to World Trade Center spring of '01, sigh.) Also
cruises around NY harbor.
It's fun to walk the city streets early in the morning esp on weekends when
things are quiet. Many different little shops of every variety everywhere.
Go to Greenwich Village (W) and just wander around. Always keep your eyes on
the people coming toward you - sooner or later they will incl a celebrity.
Promise.
Have a great time. (If you need more info, write back off list.)
Karen Gringhuis
KG Pottery
Box 607 Alfred NY 14802
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