Lexington and 53rd Street Subway Art

New York City is one of the world's centers for art.  Artists come here to learn, create, and sell their artwork.  For many of us, we don't even have to go to a museum or auction house to see art, it is presented before us in all its glory.  You can find such art inside subways.  The art installation above is at the 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue subway stop, right below the Citicorp Building.  It's great, when you come up from the platform, you suddenly find this -- in your face -- and it jolts you out of your morning doze.  And it's only one part of a huge project by artist Al Held.  It's made out of tile, a massive mosaic.  It's abstract, of course and so colorful.  Sometimes, I wish I had the time to stop where I am and just enjoy it, but I usually have to catch a train.  Ironic huh?

Three-Day Japan Week

 I happened to go through Grand Central on Thursday last week and saw that there was a Japan Week presentation, but it was only for three days (March 6-8).  I took some pictures.  There was a slide show on the stage.

There was one stand that was featuring white peach jelly and other delicacies.  It looked delicious.

If you wanted to go to Japan, there was a visitors' table that had a lot of brochures of palces that you could go in various cities.

There were also a lot of other stands.  Delta Airlines had a raffle for a chance to win a round-trip ticket to Japan.  Seiko Watch Corp was showing off their latest watch model, The Astron.  And you could also fill out a card to try and win one.  There was a sake bar with all these differen types of sake, but no one was allowed to go in, so I think the official presentation hasn't started yet.  There were various other tables showing other things and it was fun to go through it.

Bird Bomb

I'm not sure how birds come to pick on a particular vehicle for their generous gifts, but the owner I'm sure doesn't appreciate it.  There has to be a better way to bless a Lincoln town car.