Julie Oakes, Today, 3pm to 5pm
It’s a beautiful day on the Bowery. Hope you can join us for our last show of the season.
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Best Shipping Package
And the winner is… Julie Oakes, for her parcel from BC, CA. Why not come see what was inside at her exhibition tomorrow, 3pm to 5pm.
Wisconsin
These two strong and lovely trees grace the front yard of a suburban home in Glendale, Wisconsin. We’ve posted them as inspiration for our struggling little Honey Locust here on the Bowery in NYC, and also as a reminder that trees, too, have a big stake in the upcoming election. They, like many trees across […]Read Post ›
Agnes Martin and The Innocence of Trees
Listen (courtesy MoMA): Read (courtesy MoMA): Of the genesis of her paintings, Martin said, “When I first made a grid I happened to be thinking of the innocence of trees and then this grid came into my mind and I thought it represented innocence, and I still do, and so I painted it and then […]Read Post ›
City Trees by Edna St. Vincent Millay
The trees along this city street, Save for the traffic and the trains, Would make a sound as thin and sweet As trees in country lanes. And people standing in their shade Out of a shower, undoubtedly Would hear such music as is made Upon a country tree. Oh, little leaves that are so dumb […]Read Post ›
Suzanne Dell’Orto Accumulations
This Sunday, Suzanne Dell’Orto presented her new series of handmade paper paintings based on her direct observation of the landscape and waterscape surfaces of freshwater ponds. Installed along the supports of the Honey Locust Tree, the handmade paper’s bright colors, accessible scale, and horizontal orientation invoked the spirit of a festive holiday, or, in the […]Read Post ›
Penny James New Colour: The Lady Orcard Collection
Penny James’ presented her new collection this Sunday, named in honor of her grandmother, the Lady Orcard. Despite the high volume Bowery of primary colors, shiny cars, Chinese alphabets, and heat and humidity, her work managed a gentle intimacy within the spaces of the tree and every small breeze they could capture. James’ collection of […]Read Post ›
The Designer’s Muse
The 16th century elm that inspired Alexander McQueen
July Artist Schedule
Sunday, July 15th: PENNY JAMES Sunday, July 22nd: SUZANNE DELL’ORTO Sunday, July 29th: CANCELED Sunday, August 5th: closed August dates still in planning stages
The Site on The Bowery
We try to water the tree on Sunday, when there’s not quite as much foot traffic, but a lot of competition with trash. For some reason, people put their trash bags on the dirt around the tree. So on Sunday we carry the trash bags away and down the street. Not quite so easy when […]Read Post ›
tree gallery project 