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and concerts are sometimes garden was created to provide
held in the family’s garden behind an artistic space for visitors to
the house. In addition to Dizzy experience Noguchi’s creative
Gillespie and Cannonball vision. The garden is adorned
Adderley, who lived near with his stone sculptures, and
Armstrong, luminaries such as the surrounding galleries
Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Lena display his exhibits. Noguchi
Horne, Fats Waller, and, briefly, is probably best remembered
Charles Mingus, called the for his work with the Herman
borough home. Miller company in 1947,
when he created the iconic
Noguchi table. He also designed
t Steinway & Sons the Red Cube installation,
which still stands outside the
1 Steinway Place, 19th Ave. Marine Midland Building in
Tel (718) 721-2600. q Ditmars Lower Manhattan.
Boulevard. 8 9:30am Tue, not
offered Jul & Aug. ∑ steinway.com The Socrates Sculpture Movie poster at the Museum of the
Park is a short stroll from Moving Image
Heinrich Steinweg (1797–1871) the museum. The park was
emigrated from Germany to created in 1986, when abstract Today, the studios house the
America in 1850. After anglicizing expressionist sculptor Mark largest moviemaking facilities
his name to Henry Steinway, he di Suvero converted an old on the East Coast.
founded Steinway & Sons in 1853. landfill into an outdoor studio. In 1981 one of the studio
The company gained recog nition Since then, several artists buildings was transformed into
for producing the finest pianos, have used the space to exhibit the Museum of the Moving
and rapidly expanded after it their work on a massive scale. Image. The museum displays
began winning prizes at inter- The museum also hosts events various memorabilia, from Ben
national trade fairs. In the such as free yoga classes, Hur’s chariot through to Star
1870s, Henry’s son, William, music performances, and a Trek costumes. Its main gallery
moved the factory from kite festival. draws from the permanent
Manhattan to Astoria. However, collection of over 85,000 movie
it was his great grand son, artifacts. State-of-the-art facilities
Henry Z. Steinway, who worked u Museum of include a 254-seat theater, a
here until his death in 2008. He the Moving Image video-screening amphitheater,
was the last family member to and Kaufman and an educational 71-seat
be president of the company. screening room.
About 1,250 Steinway grand Astoria Studio
pianos are built at the Queens 36-01 35th Ave at 36th St, Astoria.
complex every year, selling for Tel (718) 777-6888. q 36th St. i MoMA PS1,
anything from $40,000 to well Open 10:30am–5pm Wed–Fri (to Queens
above $100,000. Considered to 8pm Fri), 11:30am–7pm Sat & Sun.
be among the most complex, Screenings: 7pm Fri, afternoon and 22–25 Jackson at 46th Ave, Long
hand made objects, the pianos eves Sat & Sun. & (free 4–8pm Fri). Island City. Tel (718) 784-2084.
have 12,000 parts that are 8 2pm Sat & Sun. Closed Memorial q E, M to 23rd St-Ely Ave; 7 to 45
assembled over the course of Day, Thanksgiving, Dec 25. Studio: Road-Courthouse Square; G to Court
a year, using Canadian maple. Closed to public. 7 - = Sq or 21 St-Van Alst. @ B61, Q67.
∑ movingimage.us Open noon–6pm Thu–Mon.
Closed Jan 1, Dec 25. & 7 -
∑ momaps1.org
y Noguchi Museum In New York’s filmmaking heyday,
& Socrates Rudolph Valentino, W. C. Fields, Housed in an elementary school,
Sculpture Park the Marx Brothers, and Gloria PS1 was founded in 1971 under a
Swanson all made films in the
scheme to transform abandoned
9-01 33rd Rd. Tel (718) 204-7088. Astoria Studio, which was city buildings into exhibition,
q Broadway, take the Q104 bus. opened in 1920 by Paramount performance, and studio spaces
Open 10am–5pm Wed–Fri, 11am– Pictures. When the movies went for artists. The museum is affiliated
6pm Sat & Sun. ∑ noguchi.org west, the army took over, making to the Museum of Modern Art
Socrates Sculpture Park: 32-01 Vernon training films from 1941 to 1971. (see pp168–71) and is one of the
Blvd. Tel (718) 956-1819. Open 10am– The complex stood empty until oldest art organizations in the US
sunset daily. 7-= 8 2pm Wed– 1977 when Astoria Motion Picture devoted solely to contemporary
Sun ∑ socratessculpturepark.org and Television Foundation was art. Temporary exhibitions are
created to preserve it. The Wiz, a hosted alongside permanent
Devoted to Japanese-American musical starring Michael Jackson works and many pieces are
abstract sculptor Isamu Noguchi and Diana Ross, was made here, interactive. In summer, music is
(1904–88), this museum and helping to pay for restoration. performed in the courtyard.

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