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The Diva Tile Mosaic, Lincoln Center 66th Street Subway Station

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66th Street Lincoln Center Subway Mosaic
The Diva

This gorgeous tile mosaic is part of Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers by Nancy Spero. Given that this subway train exits at Lincoln Center, New York’s premier arts destination, the standards for subway art are pretty high. Spero’s work does not disappoint, with 22 brilliantly colored glass mosaic panels that line the walls of the station. Imagery of women both real and mystical is meant to honor the world-class opera, ballet and music you can catch at Lincoln Center, as well the artsy vibe that has long characterized the Upper West Side. The Diva, the central icon of opera, appears many times along the walls, leading riders through the station.

Here are a few other tiny mosaics that you may spot along the platform!

66th Street Station Mosaic

66th Street Station Mosaic

66th Street Station Mosaic

Photographed on the 66th Street Lincoln Center Downtown 1 Train Platform.

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Herb Alpert’s Spirit Totem Monuments at Dante Park, Lincoln Center

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Herb Alpert Spirit Totems

Hey, remember back in January when I met music industry legend Herb Alpert? That was cool. In addition to his exhibit at ACA Galleries, Herb also has this public installation of three of his monumental, 16-foot Bronze Spirit Totem Statues installed at Dante Park, a triangular lot at the intersection of Broadway, Amsterdam and 65th Street, just in front of Lincoln Center.

Herb Alpert Spirit Totems Close Up

Hers a close up on one of the sculptures which I managed to crop most of the foot traffic out of.

Herb Alpert Spirit Totems Signage

Many passersby stopped to admire, pose with and photograph the sculptures, but I’d bet that most of them had no idea that Alpert is the talented artist behind this work, because the above identifying sign is mounted very high up on a pole, not really in the sight lines of a person just walking by on the street. Geoffrey and I just happened to recognize them as we walked to the 1 Train after checking out the Beatles Exhibit, because they looked just like the sculptures that we saw at his ACA Galleries exhibit earlier in the year.

The sculptures will be on display until April 15th, 2014.

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Opera Gallery Presents Contemporary Masters

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Andy Warhol Lincoln Center Ticket
Lincoln Center Ticket By Andy Warhol (All Photos ByGail)

It’s not even June, but it already feels like the galleries are winding down for a summer of dormancy. Opera Gallery in Soho just launched a group show, Contemporary Masters, that contains a few interesting pieces but had a surprisingly low Wow Factor. Here are a few pieces that stood out for me.
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