Office in the sky

Yesterday, early, before it got too hot, I walked down to Socrates Sculpture Park. It hadn't been too long since I last dropped by, but I did notice something I had overlooked before: a piece by Natalie Jeremijenko, TREExOFFICE, a "co-working" space that is a treehouse. The workspace "overlooks the East River and has magnificent views of the Manhattan skyline, wifi and locally-produced power." The poplar, your new boss?

Today, at the farmer's market

We headed again to the greenmarket at Socrates Sculpture Park (8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday until mid-November); this afternoon looks like it will be perfect for a barbecue. The boys got smoked duck breast, but I mooned over the beautiful garlic, lovely new carrots, and lush heads of lettuce. We looked out over the water, then watched the Saturday morning open-air yoga class for a bit, and adjourned home.

More(lo)

I saw 50 faces by Felix Morelo a few weeks ago in Union Square. And then today, his work popped up in our neighborhood -- hundreds of chalk caricatures led to an opening (for El Museo's Biennial: The (S) Files 2011) at Socrates Sculpture Park. They'll probably wash away by the end of the evening, but if you have a spare moment, hoof it toward the river on Broadway and prepare to be charmed. (You can also see more about the artist on his personal site.)

Scenes from Socrates

Image: portion of Leif Low-beer piece against the skyline; Flickr user Joel Speasmaker has a better image of how the sculpture plays with perspective.

Ambled on down to Socrates Sculpture Park yesterday evening and poked around the Vista exhibit (which is on until August 7):

Vista will explore the ways that methods of viewing and observation determine the assessment and evaluation of an object or scene. The works in the exhibition will employ visual alignment, perspective, and the framing of a site-line or point of view to dictate perception.

Which Side Are You On?, Howie Sneider, 2011

Closeup of one side of Jillian Conrad's Relative Distants, 2011

Between Lines, Priscila de Carvalho, 2011

One Way, Ivan Argote, 2011