I have something very special for today's Ruby Tuesday post.
P.S. 1 is an internationally renowned museum devoted to contemporary art. It is known for its avant-garde exhibits and for leading the alternative space movement. Artists collaborate with the administrators, and some have studio space on site. It was once an public school but today P.S. 1 is affiliated with MoMA, but has a much looser, crazier feel. Somehow P.S. 1 has managed to stay creative even as it has gained fame and become part of the established art world.
P.S. 1 is an internationally renowned museum devoted to contemporary art. It is known for its avant-garde exhibits and for leading the alternative space movement. Artists collaborate with the administrators, and some have studio space on site. It was once an public school but today P.S. 1 is affiliated with MoMA, but has a much looser, crazier feel. Somehow P.S. 1 has managed to stay creative even as it has gained fame and become part of the established art world.
Notice the repetition of columns all around this corner of the building. It is said an unidentified sculpture resides here.
Public School No. 1 (c. 1910)
The RED brick caught my eye. The architectural detail is exquisite. The detail of each of the 3 floors of the building is different. When it was a public school there were separate entrances for Girls and Boys on opposite sides of the building.
The P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center which is a couple of blocks away has an exhibition running right now called That Was Then...This Is Now featuring spectacular pieces including Leo Villareal’s new LED Flag installed in the P.S.1 elevator; Apolitico, an expansive outdoor flag installation by Wilfredo Prieto; Cannone Semovente, a monumental sculpture by the late Italian artist Pino Pascali; and Lawrence Weiner’s Milk and Honey, which evokes a sensuous and ephemeral dream. This group exhibition is inspired by the artistic and socio-political climate of the late 1960s, and features artists united by the desire to mobilize art as a means of change. Divided into three iconographic themes—Flags, Weapons, and Dreams—That Was Then…This Is Now places these representations as central to artists’ collective aspiration towards progress.
theteach
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Lovely American architecture. Interesting about the separate entrances for boys and girls. They don't have ornamentation like that anymore.
I have a Ruby Tuesday posted scheduled for tomorrow morning... (I guess you'll put up the Mr. Linky thinga majiggy on Tuesday morning?)
That is really nice!
Leora, thanks for reminding me about Mr. Linky! :)
It's a beautiful building and looks like it was very expensive to build way back when. It was a school? REALLY!?
What a fabulous building and how cool that it is ruby! :0)
I love the architectural details.
The mention of the separate entrances bring back memories. While attending highschool we had a door for boys and a door for girsl. Beautiful building! Lovely soft reds.
Where is the building located? It looks very familiar. Maybe it just reminds me of a building in a similar style from the same era in Pittsburgh.
I love the older buildings, they just don't know how to build anything with character anymore. The 150 year old house I grew up in was built waaaay beter than my house which was built in 1994.
I love the columns in the building! It did give a great dramatic feel!
Love the buildings. Please stop by and pick up a few things I have for you...thanks
I've just been introduced to Ruby Tuesday so have put up my first post. :)
Not all the art here is inside this graceful building. As in my Ruby post last week, I like classic buildings clad in red stone. Nice!
Cool old building.
I am playing again this week with a red flower.
I hadn't heard of Ruby Tuesday until today.. this is cool. Of course, I just realized that it's not Tuesday... huh.
- Elise
Lovely red architectural building. The exhibit "That Was Then...This Is Now" should be real interesting. Did you view it?
I can't help noticing the yellow traffic light hanging so high up :P We don't have those in Singapore.
Happy Ruby Tuesday mary!!
Thats a beautiful building Mary, good Ruby Tuesday!
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I dearly love red brick the design detail as you say is is exquisite. I like the different roof lines too
Yes, these old buildings seem to have been made by true craftsman that I am not sure still exist
What an elegant old building. I love it.
Bobbie
I love old buildings..so much character that we no longer build..
I love the last detailed shot. Red brick! Why didn't I think of that?!!
What wonderful shots of a beautiful building. I like old red brick buildings like this. Wonderful photos of the detail on the building.
Very nice work. As an architect, I just love these classic pieces of architecture.
Thank you for sharing it with us.
Have a great RT.
These are nice buildings Mary!
Great choice for Ruby Tuesday. It's a beautiful building and I'll be heading over to check out that exhibit link next. Thanks!
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They ceetainly don't build them like that anymore!
Gorgeous!
Indeed your architecture is very interesting! Great choice! I too look for interesting detail! And thisone is a winner! Love the column effects. What a school it must have been!
Great ruby architecture! It's a wonderful building!
Ruby details in my ruby-ish Buddha Cave ;o)
Really beautiful structure and the architectural details are awesome!
Those photos are gorgeous! I absolutely love the red brick and all the details.
My 2nd entry is up on my photoblog. Special thanks for the warm welcome the commenters gave me last week - welcome back any time!
Have a great RUBY Tuesday!
The building is phenomenal and you took some outstanding photos of it. Brick almost has the same coloring of our state rock, red granite.
This is very different than weuropean architecture!!
Brick walls are ruby too, why didn't I think of that before?
Mine is up now too, see you!
You always have such interesting photos! That is a good looking building!
Peace
Great meme! Mind if I join!
My first is up. A little red watermelon!
the old schools in NYC are among the most beautiful buildings!!
there's a school in Brooklyn that has an incredible arched entrance, and also the boy and girl entrances.
the photo of the columns is magnificent Mary!!
I've got a shiny red firetruck.
Happy Ruby Tuesday!!!
What a lovely building! I love red brick :O)
The detail is just amazing. They don't build them like this anymore...
Have a great Tuesday, teach!
Very cool building..
I am up
What a beautiful old building. Very interesting history lesson today. =)
Love the bas relief at the top. They just don't build like that anymore.
Hubby took a pic this weekend that is perfect for Ruby Tuesday, so I posted it for ya!
hugs!
:-D)
Finally, I am up!
Hey Mary, I do leave comments. I got interrupted by the phone while doing 'Chuck's.'
Nice to check on you, Happy R(R)T!
I like the NYC Museums, we try to hit one every time we come. Of course we have the BEST here in Houston, just not so many.
(Yahoo Maps did find 448 actual public museums and art galleries
http://local.yahoo.com/results?p=museums&csz=77001
within 50 miles of the Houston Post Office)
I have WW up for today and tomorrow, it once had a red surrounding but is all brown itself, no red. And a few Colorado traveling picturesare on the other blog.
I've been terribly busy, still am.
:-)
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well that's an impressive building and great for the project.
They don't built schools like that anymore. It's nice to see that it still is in use. Very nice phot story.
Love the architecture (and your new boardwalk header!) but wouldn't have guessed this building housed contemporary art!
Hi sweetie. Have a great day. Big hug and lotsa lovies. :)
Hi Mary, I posted finally!
Beautiful building you photographed. I love the architecture. We have a lot of old buildings like that here in Connecticut.
Have a great Ruby Tuesday.
Awesome shots!
I love the red of that brick! Buildings aren't built like that any more. It wasn't just a roof and walls, it was art.
I hope you don't mind but I just signed up for my first Ruby Tuesday. It is only noon here and still early in the day ...
Beautiful architectural designs. Mine's up here:
http://www.chartherct.com/2008/07/23/kfcs-strawberry-drink-coke/
Beautiful red brick buildings. This Red color you don't see very much anymore. Great RT post.
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Separate entrances for boys and girls. (every teacher's dream...) That's the ticket!
A VERY impressive building! Now that I know you are running this Ruby Tuesday meme/challenge, I will have to watch for interesting red things to photograph. One comes to mind right now, so I think I will have an entry for next week... if only I can fit in the posting of it, lol. So much to do, so little time.
Great set of photos. Beautiful red.
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