BBC Fine Art and Craft Fair

Spend a beautiful day in the West Village, searching for treasures on the charming tree-lined streets and finding the perfect piece of art. Sponsored by the oldest block association in the city with the mission of raising dollars for community services.

Saturday May 18*  from 11:00am, in the heart of Greenwich Village,   New York City

Photography of the American Civil War

More than two hundred of the finest and most poignant photographs of the American Civil War have been brought together for this landmark exhibition. Through examples drawn from the Metropolitan's celebrated holdings of this material, complemented by important loans from public and private collections, the exhibition will examine the evolving role of the camera during the nation's bloodiest war. The "War between the States" was the great test of the young Republic's commitment to its founding precepts; it was also a watershed in photographic history. The camera recorded from beginning to end the heartbreaking narrative of the epic four-year war (1861–1865) in which 750,000 lives were lost. This traveling exhibition will explore, through photography, the full pathos of the brutal conflict that, after 150 years, still looms large in the American public's imagination.

Now through to April 2.

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Metropolitan Museum

Fifth Avenue at 84th Street

New York, NY

A Different Kind of Order

Every three years, ICP's curators round up some of the most interesting contemporary photography and video works from around the world. 

The 2013 Triennial, A Different Kind of Order, focuses on artworks created in our current moment of widespread economic, social, and political instability. 

The exhibition will include 28 international artists who employ photography, film, video, and interactive media. Many of their works reflect the growing importance of new paradigms associated with digital image making and network culture.

A Different Kind of Order: The ICP Triennial

May 17 - Sept. 8

International Center of Photography

1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street

Socrates Sculpture Park

Socrates Sculpture Park is the only site in the New York Metropolitan area specifically dedicated to providing artists with opportunities to create and exhibit large-scale sculpture and multi-media installations in a unique outdoor environment that encourages strong interaction between artists, artworks and the public. 

This year's summer exhibitions include do it (outside), a selection of artists' instructions interpreted by other artists, performers, community groups, and the public;  FOLLY: tree wood, a  rigid yet airy geometrical wooden structure placed within a grove of trees where a formal, ornate chandelier will be suspended; and Beyond the Hedges (Slivered Gazebo) by Heather Rowe SOA'01.

Park: Summer Exhibitions

May 12 - Aug. 5

Socrates Sculpture Park 

32-01 Vernon Blvd

Long Island City, NY 11106

Recycling on the Upper Weest Side

This morning I noticed some new additions to the Upper West Side. 

These were on 106th and Broadway.