| One of the best things about New York is you don't | | | | You decide. Experience these best by walking around |
| have to pay or even go into a museum to enjoy great | | | | them a few times. See how they change, as the |
| art. Just look around, you will be surprised how much | | | | environment changes with your every movement. |
| art is on display in public spaces. | | | | Notice how different the shapes appear when viewed |
| There is nothing more visually compelling than sculpture | | | | close to the nearby trees and shrubs. Now look at |
| in an outdoor setting. Who can forget Cristo's "Gates in | | | | them from a wide angle against the buildings across |
| Central Park?" | | | | the street. You'll find the mobile, Untitled, in the rotunda |
| Right now, you can head downtown to the Park at | | | | stairwell of City Hall. |
| City Hall for a visual treat. Five brilliant works by | | | | I hear you; "Sure I'd like to see them, but go downtown |
| Alexander Calder are on display, set against the | | | | just for sculpture?" Think for a minute, isn't there |
| backdrop of the imposing elegance of City Hall's 19th | | | | something you have been meaning to pick up at |
| century architecture. | | | | Century 21? Keep in mind, St Paul's Chapel features a |
| I'll wager no sculpture looks better out of doors than | | | | special 911 Exhibit, and there's great shopping on Fulton |
| Calder's. His sculpture and mobiles are alive with | | | | Street, in Chinatown, and at the Seaport; while there, |
| movement. No matter how effectively presented in an | | | | visit "Bodies, The Exhibit," an educational treat that's |
| interior space, they somehow appear confined, | | | | terrific for kids as well as adults. |
| cramped ready to take off in flight. Many of his works | | | | Finally, don't forget all the restaurants at South Street? |
| certainly make me feel like flying. | | | | Enjoy. |