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Arts and Culture

Modern Art Monday Presents: Roy Lichtenstein, Bauhaus Stairway Mural

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bauhaus stairway mural photo by gail worley
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Bauhaus Stairway Mural (1989) speaks to Roy Lichtenstein’s dialogue with various art historical styles, which would figure prominently throughout his career. Measuring more than 26 feet tall and painted in oil and Magna on canvas, this spectacular mural pays homage to the German artist Oskar Schlemmer (1888 – 1943) and his painting Bahaustreppe (Bauhaus Stairway, 1932), which is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in NYC, and reproduced below.
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Humor and Cuteness, Lifestyle

Pink Thing of The Day: Pink Staircase at Teso Life Asian Market

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pink stairs with princess photo bu gail worley
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From the look of these inviting Pink Stairs — not to mention the mural of an elaborately-dressed woman and her cat on the wall — you probably would not guess that you were inside an Asian Supermarket called Teso Life (evidently, it is a chain). On second thought,  perhaps you would. I mean, maybe that is why people shop there: for the fantasy.

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Arts and Culture

Charlie Chaplin is Street Art

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Charlie Chaplin Stencil

Photographed on Berry Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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Design and Innovation

Pink Thing of The Day: Pink Corridor and Stairwell

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Pink Corridor
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Oh my, I do love a Pink Room. This corridor will take you to the staircase that leads to second floor location of Meet on Chrystie, a corporate meeting space whose décor could only have been done by an artist. It’s pretty groovy.

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Design and Innovation

Candy Embedded Stairway

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Stairway to Candy Heaven
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Dylan’s Candy Bar is a national chain of high-end designer candy emporiums conceived by Ralph Lauren’s daughter, Dylan. With maybe a dozen stores scattered between New York and Los Angeles, the brand’s flagship store on Lexington Avenue merges the worlds of art, fashion and pop culture with candy so successfully, it is like Willy Wonka exploded in your face.

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