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Watch the Seasons Change in Central Park in a Gorgeous Time-Lapse Video

By Emily Temple on

We don’t think anyone would disagree that autumn is one of the most beautiful times to be in New York City. At least we know that we agreed with Garrison Keillor when he said “There are about four perfect days in New York every year… and all of them are in October.” Photographer Jamie Scott’s “Fall” is a testament to the season, now all but completely behind us (for this year, at least), a spectacular time-lapse that shows Central Park over six months, the colors changing from green to gold before fading away. “I chose 15 locations in the park and revisited them 2 days a week for six months, recording all camera positions and lens information to create consistency in the images,” Scott explains. “All shots were taken just after sunrise.” Watch the gorgeous video after the jump, and start counting the days until our next October. … Read More

Art

Photorealistic Paintings of Forgotten New York City

By Caroline Stanley on

The forgotten nooks and crannies of New York City, rather than the well-known landmarks, act as a muse for photorealistic painter Max Ferguson. “I’m very into the idea of preserving things that are disappearing,” he explained to the Daily News. “Sometimes I will hear or read about something that’s about to be demolished or a store that is about to close after being there 100 years, so I run there.” If you live in New York, be sure to check out his work in a new show called “Urban Intimacy” that opens at Gallery Henoch this Thursday; click through now to preview a few of our favorite pieces. … Read More

Art

A Sparkly Bus Trip In Search Of A Floating City

By Michelle Vellucci on

Double-decker tour buses are hardly a novel sight in Manhattan, but if you bedazzle the bus with sequins and glittering streamers and load it up with a rowdy, pajama-clad brass band, even the most jaded New Yorker will stop and look. We know because we were there, squeezed in among rowdy musicians atop a bedazzled bus that wound its way through the city streets on Friday afternoon. The traveling performance was part of an effort to drum up publicity and support for a public art installation that two artists want to bring to Central Park. Nope, it’s not The Gates Part II. It’s a miniature floating city called Chili Moon… Read More