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World of Disney New York City 711 Fifth Ave. (at 55th St.) New York, NY 212-702-0702

World of Disney New York City 711 Fifth Ave. (at 55th St.) New York, NY 212-702-0702

FOLKERT DE JONG: GOTT MIT UNS (IN GOD WE TRUST) The Lever House Art Collection 390 Park Ave. at 54th St. Through March 3 Admission: free www.folkertdejong.com publicartfund.org/pafweb/projects/06/morris/morris-06.html www.leverhouse.com Something crazy is going on inside the glass-encased Lever House lobby gallery on Park Ave. Dutch artist Folkert de Jong has installed “Gott Mit Uns (In God We Trust),” a graphic depiction of combat that is a sort of Gothic pop-art version of Otto Dix’s “War,” Max Beckmann’s “Hell,” and Francisco de Goya’s “Disasters of War.” Using styrofoam, polystyrene, polyurethane, silicone rubber, metal, and wood, de Jong presents a group of life-size, grotesque, seriously injured soldiers on a museum-style circular couch, each one oozing congealed yellow liquid. Also hurt and bleeding are re-created artworks by Constantin Brancusi, and Jean Arp, as war and destruction know no boundaries. Meanwhile, in the northeast corner, a decrepit figure directs and films the action, as if it’s all being orchestrated for entertainment purposes. In addition, in the back are huge Pez dispensers of Civil War commander in chief Abraham Lincoln as well as C3PO, Chewbacca, and Emperor Palpatine from the STAR WARS trilogy. “Gott Mit Uns” actually blends well with Sarah Morris’s colorful “Robert Towne,” which is still on the ceiling; what originally recalled city streets or L.A. freeways now brings to mind military grids. Text from: timessquare.com/Blogs/This_Week_In_New_York/Ten_from_TWI-...

FAO Schwarz is the name of a high-end toy store chain founded in New York City in 1870 by German immigrant, Frederick August Otto Schwarz. The original name of the store was Toy Bazaar. (The company traces its history back to 1862 in Baltimore, when Schwarz first began retailing toys from his fancy-goods store there.) It is known for its offering rather exotic gifts for children, such as a gas powered, miniature Mercedes-Benz for children under ten costing several thousand dollars. FAO Schwarz was notably featured in the 1988 Tom Hanks film Big, in which Hanks and Robert Loggia played "Heart & Soul" and "Chopsticks" on the store's signature 22-foot piano. At its height, the chain had a total of 40 stores throughout the United States. In 2001, The Right Start Company bought 22 of the 40 stores, and the other 18 unsold stores were immediately closed. In December 2002, Right Start, the then parent of FAO Schwarz, filed for bankruptcy. They would emerge from bankruptcy in April 2003 only to re-enter it in December 2003, forcing all stores to close. After FAO Schwarz was again sold to its new owners, hedge fund D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., the New York City and Las Vegas stores reopened on Thanksgiving Day 2004. The New York City store, on Fifth Avenue, is still very popular, and a famous destination in the city. The store was redesigned by architect David Rockwell of The Rockwell Group in collaboration with Paul Gregory of Focus Lighting in 2004. The 5th Avenue flagship store now features a large open front area and award-winning lighting which includes almost 80,000 LED lights mounted on the ceiling above the main atrium space. Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.A.O._Schwarz

This is a model, made of plastic, that one can buy for about $100 at FAO Schwarz in Manhattan, NY. They make them in a variety of Star Wars images. This one almost looked like it was made of glass. It's hard to tell where the pieces fit together.