14 November 2018 Whitney and Apollo

IMG 1727 The neighborhood where we were staying (but this is not our AirBnB!) IMG 4333 We meet our travelers on a bitingly brisk morning for a walk on the High Line IMG 4335 Zara Hadid apartment building IMG 1728 the Hudson Yards toward over the north end of the High Line
IMG 1730 IMG 1731 another view IMG 4336 Joel Kincaid statues IMG 1732 our refrigerated crew
IMG 1733 Group portrait IMG 4337 Apartment building without us IMG 1757 leaf art IMG 1758
IMG 1759 Urban landscape IMG 1760 Chelsea IMG 1762 Verticality (grey and grey) IMG 1763
IMG 1764 Reminescent of Kunshan apartment blocks IMG 4340 Looking North to Hudson Yards IMG 1765 taking shelter in the warm-ish sun IMG 4341 Group warming
IMG 1766 across from the three crying Liberties IMG 1767 more skyline IMG 1770 IMG 1771
IMG 1772 IMG 4342 crossing the avenue IMG 1773 cranes on the Hudson IMG 4344 through a building
IMG 4346 politically correct! FullSizeRender great buttons! IMG 1774 explanation IMG 4334
IMG 4338 IMG 1776 before entering the Whitney we check out the Chelsea Market IMG 1775 Chelsea Market IMG 1778
IMG 1779 National Biscuit Company advertisement IMG 1781 Seed sweets (Keto-friendly!) for sale IMG 1780 Greg, Bruno and Eva explore the wine store IMG 4349 Noting amazing prices
IMG 1782 In the Whitney museum, Andy Warhol temporary exhibition. Anyone need new shoes? IMG 1783 IMG 1784 IMG 1785
IMG 1786 Warhol Marilyn Art at the Whitney IMG 1787 repetition demystifies icons? IMG 1788 IMG 1789 think of Steve Sugar's Vivi portrait
IMG 4350 IMG 1790 IMG 1791 Jacqueline Kennedy portrait IMG 1792 Mao portrait
IMG 4351 Warhol seems at once facetious and revolutionary IMG 1793 IMG 1794 IMG 4352 Now in a different part of the Whitney: the permanent collection. This panel captures the author's sentiments of the eve of WWII
IMG 1795 other work from the permanent collection IMG 1796 Poker Night by Thomas Hart Benton IMG 1797 IMG 1798 cold
IMG 1800 didnt take the photo but intend to look up IMG 1801 Georgia O'Keefe IMG 1803 The Brooklyn Bridge as cathedral IMG 1804
IMG 4353 beautiful engravings IMG 4354 IMG 4355 Hopper IMG 4356 close up for pastel project
IMG 4357 onirique IMG 1805 There was an outside terrace on the top of the Whitney IMG 1806 would be nice on a spring day. In November it was breezy and cold IMG 1807 view toward Jersey
IMG 1809 Hopper-esque scenes from Greenwich Village IMG 1810 urban art IMG 1811 urban art IMG 1812
IMG 1814 presumably the bar from the TV show "Friends" IMG 1816 a quiet Greenwich Village street IMG 1817 according to a guide we were reading, this is one of the venues where the CIA ran its psychedelic experiments IMG 4361 kids' scooter parking
IMG 1819 street crossing IMG 1820 Abbey Road art IMG 1821 a noteworthy address! IMG 1823
IMG 1824 Stonewall National Monument IMG 1825 very important crossroads for gay and lesbian rights IMG 4362 IMG 4363 Stonewall Inn is still there
IMG 1826 view from the park statues IMG 1827 can you resist? We managed IMG 1828 then out of nowhere appears what we learn is not a church but a branch of the New York City Public library IMG 1830 And another cultural crossroads: Chinese motifs on the fire station
IMG 1831 urban art IMG 1833 urban art IMG 1834 urban art in action IMG 1835 We then made a stop to warm up in the library
IMG 1836 beautiful stained glass in the staircase (was it a church in a prior life?) IMG 1838 Tracey coming down to report that there's more to see upstairs IMG 1839 glass art IMG 1840 Now there's a relevant book title!
IMG 1841 upstairs reading (and powering up) space IMG 1843 IMG 1844 a little architectural recycling (formerly a bank?) IMG 1845 then Christine and I went here
IMG 1846 IMG 4364 failed to take more photos because our phones were powering up: too bad as it was a great show. IMG 1847 next, a subway ride North to Harlem IMG 1848 Harlem gentrified row houses
IMG 1849 they looked very nice! This is not the textbook Harlem doorstep! IMG 1851 We were heading for Blvd Bistro, a gourmet soul food restaurant in which, at 5 PM, we were the first patrons of the evening IMG 1852 IMG 1854 examining the menu
IMG 1856 IMG 1857 Greg had a plate of southern ribs IMG 1858 with okra and corn IMG 1859 Another popular option (Christine's) was the catfish, broccoli and smoked turkey greens
IMG 1860 while we ate, Frano enjoyed beer and fries at the bar IMG 1862 IMG 1864 then we hoofed it to the Apollo theatre to catch our show IMG 1865 next door clothes for the snazzy dresser (or performer)
IMG 1866 in case the attire the performer has brought doesn't fit the venue IMG 1867 then inside the decor was gothic, the pre-show music was loud. IMG 1868 slowly, the theater starts to fill IMG 1869 there's Greg holding our seats
IMG 1870 DJ IMG 1871 the show (and the audience) were live streamed IMG 1872 IMG 1875 In case you are lost!
IMG 1877 house band warming up the crowd IMG 1878