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Before conversation

2011-11-19T16:57:00.001-05:00

The revolution will be playful!

2011-10-09T10:06:00.002-04:00

starlight-sensitive and InfiniteBody blogs support Occupy Wall Street.

Check InfiniteBody blog for future announcements from OWS' Arts and Culture working group.

To see more of my photos from yesterday's OWS demonstration at Washington Square Park, click here.

Why Occupy Wall Street? Visit We are the 99 Percent and see.

Bee peaceful

2011-02-12T11:46:00.002-05:00

Glitter valentine, East Village

"seNSATE' in The Vaults

2010-09-16T14:43:00.000-04:00

Carrie Ahern rehearsing seNSATE

Choreographer Carrie Ahern reprises seNSATE, her acclaimed dance installation, at The Vaults (14 Wall Street) for six Swing Space performances, beginning this Saturday at 8pm.

all photos (c)2010, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

Premiered at the Brooklyn Lyceum in November 2009, Ahern's seNSATE runs for three hours in a cyclical loop. Viewers may drop in and leave at any point during those times, and they will freely move around to follow the flow of action in various pockets of space beneath Wall Street.

Click here for audio interview with Carrie Ahern

Carrie Ahern Dance

The Vaults

14 Wall Street (Level B), Manhattan

Performance schedule, directions and ticketing

Swing Space is a residency program and presentation of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

At Stuyvesant Cove

2010-09-07T05:25:00.000-04:00

Watching the birdies

2010-08-22T12:00:00.000-04:00

St. George Ferry terminal bus stop
(c)2010, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

View down from Alice Austen House, Staten Island
(c)2010, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

Giving themselves away at every moment...

2010-07-29T07:47:00.000-04:00

A luminous summer evening. Dancers slip through breezecloudsmusic at the river's edge. I still get a powerful little thrill as I look through my photographs.

We Give Ourselves Away at Every Moment: An EVENT for Merce

July 26, 2010--First anniversary of the death of Merce Cunningham

"...we come together to nod in his direction through the ritual of dance itself."

Rockefeller Park, Battery Park City esplanade

a program of the River to River Festival, co-presented by Arts World Financial Center and the Battery Park City Authority

featuring choreography by Jon Kinzel, Lucinda Childs, Susan Marshall, Faye Driscoll and Bill T. Jones. Live music by David Eggar, Geoff Hersh and Kotchy.

curated and produced by Annie-B Parson and Will Knapp

The Met: up on the roof and elsewhere

2010-07-03T09:28:00.000-04:00

All photos (c)2010, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

Most shots were taken at Doug + Mike Starn's Big Bambú: You Can't, You Don't, and You Won't Stop installation in the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, Metropolitan Museum of Art. On view through October 31, weather permitting. Read about this exhibit here and here.

Also of interest this summer at the Met:

Picasso's exhilarating linoleum cuts, which finally made me skid to a halt, heart aflutter, as I tried to race through most of Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. I'm going back and taking a much longer look at everything but, in particular, those exciting prints. Through August 15.

American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity. My guilty pleasure, only because I discovered that I love that drapey, delicately glittery, Isadora Duncan-ish Bohemian look (1900s) and could barely pull myself away from that particular room in the exhibit. Just call me a femme-inist!

Hipsters, Hustlers, and Handball Players: Leon Levinstein's New York Photographs, 1950-1980. Grit and wit. Levinstein's spontaneity inspires me:

In my photographs, I want to look at life--at the commonplace things as if I just turned a corner and ran into them for the first time. (Leon Levinstein, 1954)

Through October 17.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

from Astoria Park, Queens

2010-06-07T08:52:00.000-04:00

My "Moment in Time"

2010-05-02T11:26:00.003-04:00

(c)2010, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

At 11am EST today, I took this photo and submitted it to the New York Times's A Moment in Time project. It contains images of Mary of the wounded sacred heart; Yemaya, the Afro-Atlantic goddess of the sea; and endangered animals. Mindful of the oil spill tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico, I call this assemblage The Wounded Heart of Mother Earth.

Ninth Street foliage

2010-05-01T19:26:00.002-04:00

The power of photography

2010-01-25T12:49:00.002-05:00

Face to Face with Tragedy
by Clark Hoyt, The New York Times, January 24, 2010

"back home where you came from"

2010-01-19T09:40:00.001-05:00

So much sorrow... http://bit.ly/4nWxhz

Posted via web from Eva Yaa Asantewaa's posterous

Have a great new year!

2009-12-31T19:57:00.003-05:00

Just like you pictured it!

West 37th Street Signage

2009-09-19T06:23:00.002-04:00

Signage

Look...

2009-09-18T11:28:00.001-04:00

Op-Ed Contributor - After the Storms, an Island of Calm — and Resilience

2009-09-11T09:03:00.001-04:00

via nytimes.com

Posted via web from Eva Yaa Asantewaa's posterous

Photographer Marcey Jacobson, 97

2009-08-11T08:47:00.001-04:00

Marcey Jacobson, Photographer of Mexican Indians, Dies at 97
by Bruce Weber, The New York Times, August 11, 2009

Drawn...to photograph!

2009-07-19T15:32:00.004-04:00

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in The Big Draw 2009 at New York's National Museum of the American Indian, a River to River Festival event co-sponsored by The Drawing Center. The program featured the Native Pride Dancers--led by Larry Yazzie (Diné)--who posed and performed dances as we drew.

While I did manage to work up a small pastel drawing, I spent most of my time trying to keep my multicolored fingers away from my white pants and taking lots and lots of photos. Here's a selection.

To see any photo larger, just click on it. Please enjoy.

All photos (c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, starlight-sensitive http://starlightsensitive.blogspot.com

Collaboration on the "Corner"

2009-07-07T10:52:00.003-04:00

Here are a handful of my photos from the premiere of Untitled Corner, a site-specific dance work by Jonah Bokaer and Judith Sanchez Ruiz (choreographers/performers) with Daniel Arsham (visual designer/performer) and Alexis Georgopoulos/ARP (original sound score).

Sitelines 09
at One Chase Manhattan Plaza

All photos (c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa
InfiniteBody (http://infinitebody.blogspot.com)

Above Chase Manhattan Plaza

Jonah Bokaer & Judith Sanchez Ruiz
in “Untitled Corner”

Bokaer with Daniel Arsham

See more photos from this collection here.

Untitled Corner will be performed again on July 10, 13 and 17 at 12:30pm and on July 8 and 15 at 7pm.

One Chase Manhattan Plaza faces Nassau Street, between Liberty and Cedar Streets. Take the 2/3/4/5 to Wall Street.

Admission is free. Chairs and other seating options are available, but come early.

Sitelines 09 is a presentation of Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and the River to River Festival.

Happy Pride Day!

2009-06-28T06:26:00.001-04:00

I walk the High Line

2009-06-26T17:02:00.000-04:00

High Line Park photos (c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa
See more at Picasaweb.

Video about The High Line, New York City

Happy Solstice!

2009-06-21T07:33:00.002-04:00

Wishing everyone a grand Summer Solstice!

Bright blessings,
Eva :-)

NYC Dance Parade 2009

2009-05-17T06:00:00.003-04:00

The Saturday weather held up and so did a lot of happy feet--club dancers, rollerskate dancers, Latin dancers, hula hoop aficionados, burlesque ladies, youth marching bands and more--for the 2009 NYC Dance Parade, all along the route from Broadway and 28th Street to Tompkins Square Park.

All photos (c)2009 Eva Yaa Asantewaa
Click on any photo to see it larger.

Cathedral of St. John the Divine

2009-05-13T17:42:00.003-04:00

Click on images to see them larger.
All photos (c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

New Zealand 2009

2009-03-31T15:15:00.022-04:00

I brought home many successful photographs from my vacation in New Zealand--truly one of the most photogenic, beauty-blessed lands on Earth--but I finally had to pick just this handful to share here.

TOP to BOTTOM: The long and winding road; Untitled; Kea in Arthur's Pass Village; Glenfalloch Woodland Garden-2; Sandymount Track-1. All (c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

Extraordinary line-up of news photos from 2008

2009-01-01T10:42:00.003-05:00

Photojojo » 120 of 2008’s Most Amazing News Photos

I wish you all a happy, healthy, inspired and rewarding New Year.

Catskills Mid-October '08

2008-10-25T14:21:00.008-04:00

A selection from my recent trip to the Catskills...

All photos (c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

Ghosts mourning the woodlands

2008-10-12T07:25:00.004-04:00

"the ghosts of emily dickinson mourn the loss of the american woodlands"
by Mary Armentrout, Critical Correspondence

Blue Earth Alliance

2008-10-11T19:07:00.004-04:00

I'm very excited to learn about Blue Earth Alliance, an organization supporting the work of documentary photographers who are dedicated to drawing attention to critical issues affecting the well-being of our world. Take a look!

Blue Earth Alliance | Photography Inspiring Social Change.

An autumn day, midtown east

2008-10-09T18:57:00.008-04:00

[Click on any photo to see it larger.]
All photos (c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

Historic Yankee Stadium and surroundings

2008-09-21T07:46:00.012-04:00

[Click on any photo to see it larger.]

I wasn't a baseball fan until a gang of co-workers took me to a Yankee game sometime back in the late-70's (the Reggie Jackson/Billy Martin era). That began a long love affair of ups, downs and occasional hilarity, which came to a crashing halt with the firing of Joe Torre. Oh, well...I still love the old stadium and its history, and--I'm going to risk sounding like a cranky old-timer now--the new, gilded one will never compare!

I took these shots yesterday morning, the next-to-last day of games at the old stadium.

UPDATE: A couple of great pieces from The New York Times about the final game

A Long Goodbye to an 85-Year Run
by Tyler Kepner, The New York Times, September 22, 2008

Fans in Mourning as Sun Sets on the Old Yankee Stadium
by Manny Fernandez, The New York Times, September 22, 2008

2008 Bessie Awards Party at Spiegelworld

2008-09-17T09:32:00.014-04:00

Hilary Clark accepts her Performer award for body of work
(c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

Want to see more? Visit my Bessies Awards slideshow on my dance blog--InfiniteBody. Click here.

Labor Day in Central Park

2008-09-01T16:49:00.004-04:00

Bountiful

2008-08-28T16:13:00.011-04:00

A slideshow of just a few--ha-ha, well, less than half--of the photos from my recent trip upstate to Delaware County in the Catskills.

All photos (c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

Chasing waterfalls

2008-08-28T10:39:00.011-04:00

On the Circle Line tour of Olafur Eliasson's New York City Waterfalls art installation

All photos (c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

Locations: South Street Seaport's Pier 16, Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Governors Island

The streets belong to the people.

2008-08-17T09:54:00.005-04:00

My photos from the Astor Place-to-East 14th Street stretch of SummerStreets 2008. Click on any photo to see a larger image.

A walk along the Hudson

2008-07-26T10:38:00.015-04:00

Yesterday, after sitting for a new friend's photojournalism project, I took a long walk from the new West Houston-to-TriBeCa stretch of Hudson River Park down through part of Battery Park City's riverfront. I love the Hudson River. Going there always soothes me.

I took many, many photos of flora, structures, and construction along the way, later discarding a little more than half. I got lucky when I reached this fountain pond and found some folks throwing scraps of bread to a duck, some fish and a couple of pigeons. These are a few of my favorite shots of the day.

Fountain pond, Rockefeller Park
Battery Park City
(c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

What is beauty?

2008-07-21T06:57:00.010-04:00

My email buddy Amanda Vallo--who has the Monday Morning News blog ("humor and insight on life and living with a spinal cord injury")--has surprised me this morning, and brought tears to my eyes, by including one of my photos in her video essay on beauty, posted on YouTube.

Here's what Amanda wrote about her video:

this is the beginnings of my contest entry for "Be on TV!" the BBC is looking to get 1. 15 sec. clips of disabled people introducing a BBC program. and/or 2. disabled people's thoughts on what beauty means to them. i'm hoping the final entry is a winner! : )

Best of luck, Amanda!

"Giant leaves floating in the sea"

2008-07-16T11:15:00.006-04:00

Golden Ray photos of amazing mass migration
by Nick Allen with photos by Sandra Critelli, Telegraph.co.uk, June 24, 2008

Fly By Night

2008-07-16T06:56:00.004-04:00

Jeff Scher's Fly By Night
from his New York Times blog, The Animated Life

Jeff Scher is a painter who makes experimental films and an experimental filmmaker who paints.

Joe Wigfall: Winner of WNYC photo challenge

2008-07-15T19:33:00.003-04:00

Joe Wigfall Wins WNYC Street Shots Challenge

A wonderful project and an inspiring winner. Enjoy this video!

Strolling in and around The Cloisters

2008-07-15T18:34:00.007-04:00

Along walk to and within The Cloisters
Fort Tryon Park, New York, NY
[To see a photo larger, click on it.]
All photos (c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

A matter of seeing

2008-07-11T06:58:00.006-04:00

New York Botanical Garden
(c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

Field Trip #1

2008-07-11T05:41:00.005-04:00

From time to time, we'll take a little detour into other territory. Today, let's visit beekeeper Gerry Gomez Pearlberg's blog--Global Swarming Honeybees--and read her musings on life and death and some bluebirds of happiness.

Global Swarming Honeybees: Of Happiness

Widening our circle of compassion

2008-07-08T12:09:00.019-04:00

All photos: Arizona
(c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

A human being is a part of a whole, called by us "universe", a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

Albert Einstein

unorthodox portraiture?

2008-07-07T17:12:00.015-04:00

New York Botanical Garden (c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

I am beginning to work with two intriguing possibilities in mind:

Every photo of a non-human is a portrait.
Every photo of any kind is a self-portrait.

And, you know, maybe there's a third:

I tend to take a lot of photos of non-human kin from nature.

This one, then, is either a self-portrait or a cousin with a pretty good family resemblance. What do you think?