Day 115: New York City (5)…

Saturday, 20. October 2007, New York, USA

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Central Park; the most visited park in the U.S.

Central Park; der meistbesuchte Park der USA

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IMAGINE mosaic in Yoko Ono’s Strawberry Fields garden in Central Park directly across…

IMAGINE-Mosaik im von Yoko Ono angelegten Strawberry Fields Garten im Central Park direkt gegenüber…

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… the Dakota Building 72nd St / Central Park West, where John Lennon was shot on December 8, 1980. He lived here with Yoko Ono and today she still occupies the apartment. Boris Karloff, Judy Garland and Leonard Bernstein once had flats here, too. Polanski’s movie “Rosemarie’s Baby” takes place and was shot in the building. When it was built in 1880 it was the first New York building to house luxury apartments for more than one tenant. Before that wealthy people didn’t share one roof.

… des Dakota Building 72ste Strasse Ecke Central Park West, vor dem John Lennon am 8. Dezember 1980 erschossen wurde. Er wohnte hier mit Yoko Ono, die auch heute noch in dem Apartment lebt. Boris Karloff, Judy Garland und Leonard Bernstein wohnten auch mal hier und Polanskis Film „Rosemaries Baby“ spielt im Haus und wurde auch darin gedreht. Als das Gebäude 1880 gebaut wurde war es das erste in New York mit Luxuswohnungen für verschiedene Mieter unter einem Dach. Zuvor wohnten Wohlhabende ausschliesslich alleine in Ihren Häusern.

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Breakdance-Beggars / Breakdance-Bettler

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Empire State Building (left) and Chrysler Building (right) seen from Queens, one of five New York boroughs besides Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bronx and Staten Island. Queens is divided from Manhattan by the East River.

Empire State Building (links) und Chrysler Building (rechts), gesehen aus Queens, einem der fünf New Yorker Stadtbezirke neben Manhattan, Brooklyn, der Bronx und Staten Island. Der East River trennt Queens von Manhattan.

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We went here to see “5 Pointz – The institute of higher burning”. It’s a whole warehouse block full of graffiti on Jackson Avenue at Crane Street and Davis Street, Long Island City.

Hier fuhren wir hin um „5 Pointz – The institute of higher burning” zu sehen, einen komplett vollgesprühten Lagerhallenblock an der Jackson Avenue (Ecke Crane und Davis Street), Long Island City.

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This modern form of complex lettering graffiti originated in New York after “TAKI 183” from 183rd Street tagged his pseudonym on every wall in the 1970s and spawned many imitators.

Diese moderne Form des aufwändigen Schriftzug-Graffitis entstand in New York nachdem in den 1970er Jahren „TAKI 183“ von der 183sten Strasse sein Pseudonym an alle Wände schrieb und viele Nachahmer fand.

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Everybody may write at 5Pointz (after registration)

Jeder darf hier nach Anmeldung sprühen.

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The entrance to the warehouse; many artists live here

Der Gebäudeeingang; viele Künstler wohnen in den Lagerhallen

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The facade constantly changes…

Ständig ändert sich die Fassade…

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… 5 Pointz is also called “Graffiti Heaven”

… 5 Pointz wir auch „Graffiti-Himmel“ genannt

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“CREM”, a writer from Copenhagen, Denmark

„CREM“, ein Sprüher aus Kopenhagen

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Below “The Dark Force” – a halloween mural

Unten „The Dark Force“; ein Halloween-Wandbild

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“MERES”


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3 thoughts on “Day 115: New York City (5)…”

  1. Wow. Some fantastic pics of “art” you have managed to document here. Kinda like a travelogue of indulgence. Props to you for sharing. Thanks heaps.
    Cynnie

  2. hey there what an awesome day looks like an incredible time i live there so i know the art we find allover the place is so ill i liked the third one down which is your favorite?

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