On this week's show we will journey to many different parts of New York, exploring works of art in the City’s public spaces. My guests will be Rediscovering New York regular and the show’s Special Consultant, David Griffin of Landmark Branding, and Jen and James Wallace, co-founders of nAscent Art New York.Tune in for this fascinating conversation at TalkRadio.nyc or watch the Facebook Livestream by clicking here.

Show Notes

Segment 1

David Griffin is the co-host of a series called a room at the top, the only ongoing networking series that features tours of Manhattan’s greatest buildings. Jennifer Wallace is a Director of art and cofounder of Neeson art New York. James Wallace is her husband and is the third guessed On Tonight Show. James is co-founder and president of Nathan art New York. He's also a former Air Force pilot. He loves seeing artists grow and keeping Clients happy. David started landmark branding and in 2013 he met Jen and James through His many ventures into the art world. Jen considers herself a New Yorker but is originally from Philadelphia she’s been living in new york for 17 years. She moved to New York to study art. She always wanted to be on the business side of the art world so she and her husband James decided to start an art company. He saw a convincing Qui That really opened him up to the art world.

Segment 2

public art floods New York On sides of buildings on intersections and so many other places. There is no direct date for  when public art came to New York But the first  cemeteries are the closest we can give to a date because of their inscriptions and decorations and commemorative images this is why they are looked at as public art. One of New York’s earliest pieces of art  that was available for the public was  in Central park by  an American artist named  John Quincy Adams  the hunter  and Indian Was  Installed in 1869 depicts a Native American and his dog hunting for pray it’s suggested narrative and tells a story That is connected with the  past  of our country. It is still in Central Park and it is located at the head at the mall heading toward the bandstand area. The Seda Fountain built in 1873 it is near the center of the park  is the first work of public art in New York City created by a woman named Emma Stebbins. It’s meant to depict the angel of Beth Sita and the biblical pool in Jerusalem. Stebbins said she had the idea Because she felt The healing powers of the water in the park were  similar to The fountain in Jerusalem

Segment 3

Statue of Liberty. Which was a gift from the French located on Liberty Island. It was designed by abolitionist sympathizers in France; it symbolizes the liberty of African-American people that were enslaved in the United States as well as symbolizing people coming to the United States. Rockefeller center is really the first place that art and architecture came together. When Rockefeller center was built it was really tied in art and architecture with its mosaic tiling. It really pulled Rockefeller center together and gave a art deco feeling.

Segment 4

Room at the top is a beautiful collaboration of the architecture of New York and that art that is inside their walls. James and Jen provide knowledge about the art and David really goes into the history and together they bring the city’s buildings and art  To life. They’ve done tours on Wall Street, The Chrysler building General electric building. Not another Second Is an art Exhibition that Jan and James Installed and curated in Brooklyn. This exhibit is about LGBTQ seniorsIt features 12 participants and larger than life portraits and photographs of these participants. If you’re not able to visit the exhibit you can go to not another second. com com participants' stories and portraits are online.