By Jacquelin Carnegie – (New York, NY)
If you need a break from hectic city life, nothing soothes
the soul more than art experienced in a beautiful setting.
STORM KING ART CENTER
Old Pleasant Hill Rd., Mountainville, NY; Tel: 845/534-3115; www.stormkingartcenter.org
Open: April-November, admission fee
Open: April-November, admission fee
Storm King, Maya Lin’s Wavefield (photo: Jerry L. Thompson)
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Storm
King, William
Lamson’s Solarium, Light and Landscape
(photo: Jerry L. Thompson)
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Getting There: From
New York (Port Authority Bus Terminal), take a Coach USA (Short Line) bus
direct to Storm King.
GOVERNORS ISLAND
New York Harbor,
www.govisland.com
Open: Daily, year-round; Ferry fee
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Governors Island, Mark di Suvero, courtesy Storm King
(photo: JCarnegie)
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Governors Island, Mark
di Suvero, courtesy Storm King
(photo:
Jerry L. Thompson)
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Spending the Day:
Get around
Governors Island by walking, taking a free trolley, or renting/bringing a bike. Food options are limited; pack a lunch and head to Picnic Point with great views of the Statue of Liberty.
Governors Island by walking, taking a free trolley, or renting/bringing a bike. Food options are limited; pack a lunch and head to Picnic Point with great views of the Statue of Liberty.
Getting There: Access
Governors Island by a quick ferry ride from Manhattan (Battery
Maritime Building, next to the Staten Island Ferry Terminal) or Brooklyn (Pier
6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park or Red Hook & NYC Ferry stops).
KYKUIT
Rt. 9, Sleepy Hollow, NY; Tel: 914/631-8200; http://www.hudsonvalley.org/historic-sites/kykuit
Open: May – November, admission fee
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Kykuit (photo: Ben Lee)
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Kykuit, Max Bill’s Triangular
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Getting There: From
New York (Grand Central Station), take Metro North train Hudson Line to Tarrytown. Then, a taxi from the
station to Phillpsburg Manor, Kykuit’s Vistor Center, where all the tours
start.
GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE
18
Fairgrounds Rd., Hamilton, NJ; Tel: 609/586-0616;
www.groundsforsculpture.org
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Grounds
for Sculpture, Carlos Dorrien’s Nine Muses
(photo: Ricardo Barros)
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In New Jersey, about an hour from New York City, you’ll find
one of the most delightful places. In a pretty, 42-acre park surrounding a
lake, over 270 sculptures by established and emerging artists are on display.
The pieces range from traditional to abstract to whimsical by renowned artists
such as Clement Meadmore, Anthony Caro, Beverly Pepper, Kiki Smith, and George
Segal.
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Grounds
for Sculpture, If It Were Time by Seward Johnson,
a 3-D version of Monet’s painting Terrace at
Sainte-Adresse.
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Getting There: From
New York (Penn Station), take NJ Transit train to Hamilton. Then, a 5-minute
taxi ride to Grounds For Sculpture.
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