Standing on E 41st St between 5th Ave. and Madison Ave. in Manhattan, I liked how buildings on one side of the street created these slightly distorted reflections of the buildings on the side of the street where I was standing. The reflected images seem like the wobbly straight lines in images generated by Stable Diffusion–kind of like seeing the thing reflected in a mirror with slight imperfections–not quite a fun house mirror but going in that direction.
This blue sculpture looks like a blue polygonal figure that has stepped out of a mid-1990s Playstation game. The sculpture is called “Jean-Marc” and was made by Xavier Veilhan. It’s located in Manhattan near MOMA.
Jim Rennert’s Listen is an imposing sculpted figure where Robert Indiana’s Love sculpture used to be in Manhattan. Of the two, I think there’s a lot more value in its message of being silent so that you can listen to what others have to say. One must be silent to listen. Listening is the foundation of understanding, trust, and cooperation. Unfortunately, there were no crowds around this statue like there used to be for the LOVE sculpture. This important symbol seems to be less photogenic for some.
