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Staycation: Paris in New York

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friendship

Collection · 4 items

landmarks

Collection · 4 items

New York

2 sub-collections · 79 items

virtual

Collection · 21 items

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Walking piece

Walking piece

Kusama walks the street of New York, dressed in a bright pink, floral kimono. This is a narration, describing the piece, in which Kusama walked the New York streets in 1966.

Yayoi Kusama
walkingevent

Half-smiler

Mirra begins the half-smiler walks by introducing the concept of equanimity as described in early Buddhist philosophy, and corresponding ideas about the everyday, somatics, and friendliness. After a brief orientation, participants will set out for a few hours, walking separately in space while together in time, and then meet again for convivial lunch.

Helen Mirra
Walking piece

The Beats Tours

An audio-guided tour following influential locations in the life story of The Beatles. Locations include Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields, and other locations which will inspire nostalgia and invite wonder.

SamL
Sound walk

Rockefeller Center: The past, present and future of an audacious dream

Revel in the contemporary and Art Deco masterpieces, get a taste for inventive cuisines as dynamic as New York, and celebrate the spirit of reinvention at the heart of New York City. Start at the Avenue of the Americas Fountain between 49th and 50th Streets, across from 1250 Avenue of the Americas.

Henna Wang

friendship

Collection · 4 items

landmarks

Collection · 4 items

New York

2 sub-collections · 79 items

virtual

Collection · 21 items

Related

Walking piece

Walking piece

Kusama walks the street of New York, dressed in a bright pink, floral kimono. This is a narration, describing the piece, in which Kusama walked the New York streets in 1966.

Yayoi Kusama
walkingevent

Half-smiler

Mirra begins the half-smiler walks by introducing the concept of equanimity as described in early Buddhist philosophy, and corresponding ideas about the everyday, somatics, and friendliness. After a brief orientation, participants will set out for a few hours, walking separately in space while together in time, and then meet again for convivial lunch.

Helen Mirra
Walking piece

The Beats Tours

An audio-guided tour following influential locations in the life story of The Beatles. Locations include Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields, and other locations which will inspire nostalgia and invite wonder.

SamL
Sound walk

Rockefeller Center: The past, present and future of an audacious dream

Revel in the contemporary and Art Deco masterpieces, get a taste for inventive cuisines as dynamic as New York, and celebrate the spirit of reinvention at the heart of New York City. Start at the Avenue of the Americas Fountain between 49th and 50th Streets, across from 1250 Avenue of the Americas.

Henna Wang
Sound walk
This post presents a free audio tour highlighting six French landmarks in New York City, created in collaboration with The Cultural Services of the French Embassy. The tour, narrated by French Embassy officials, explores the historical and cultural connections between France and the United States and is accessible via the Gesso app with an interactive map.

An Explorer’s Guide to French Landmarks in New York.

Join us as we go under the surface of the city and discover traces of Paris in New York. In honor of Bastille Day, we’ve teamed up with The Cultural Services of the French Embassy to create a free audio tour of 6 landmarks that exemplify the deep bond between our nations. Whether you want to see the sites in person or satisfy your wanderlust from afar, anyone can experience the rich history behind this international friendship in our virtual tour.

These stories are told by Deputy Cultural Counselor Hervé Ferrage and Press Officer Mathilde Campergue, each illuminating the long history of diplomacy, artistic collaboration and mutual admiration between France and the United States.

Download the Gesso app for the best experience including an interactive map.

Credits

Hosted by: Gesso

APA style reference

Wang, H., & Reynolds, M. (2020). Staycation: Paris in New York. walk · listen · create. https://walklistencreate.org/walkingpiece/staycation-paris-in-new-york/
Henna Wang

Henna Wang

(United States) 
Michael Reynolds

Michael Reynolds

(United States) 

clittering

To make frictional or rattling sound + clittering (Anglo-Irish) – the noise of hurrying feet (from Irish: cliotar)

Added by Maurice Azzano
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