Focal Chords
Checked out Anish Kapoor's new design, which he calls a "non-object". It was unveiled on September 19th, and faces Manhattan's Rockefeller Center, and quite like CloudGate at Millennium Park, Chicago, has a convex face which reflects street activity. 'Sky Mirror' once again outlines the Bombay-based artist's fascination for reflective art.
What's even more exciting is that Anish has been commissioned to design the 9/11 memorial at WTC.
The "All the world's a stage" Cafe
In other news, you know those typical people watching cafes that line New York. Like Digby's and Cafe Metro, where you have the table that faces the street. Isn't that curiously awkward? Kinda like all those walking the street are performing for you. You see people doing everyday tasks sauntering down the road, and then they spot one of these cafes with a row of people chomping away and inadvertently staring at them, and they become all proper. Random suited guy, who was formerly adjusting himself, suddenly gets conscious and pretends that he has lint on his pants which he's getting rid off. Woman on cell phone, re-aligns her posture. Its almost like your 3 and a half seconds of fame as you walk across that window.
Note to Starbucks: Too much caffeine, barista.
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