NY Barney’s Window Shopping
Coming to New York as an outsider, which is how most of the city comes to it, can be rather overwhelming. Literally, the senses are bombarded here in a way that’s different than any other place on earth. There have long been rumors about how the decibels here are higher, so that it’s necessary to get the body physically used to the changes in sound alone, not to mention sight. However, for those who are visiting, the stimulation can be pretty welcome, because it’s only a short time, and there’s always time to retreat to the room , and get some peace and quiet before another round of the city.
For anyone who can, however, trying to see as much as possible can offer rather pleasant rewards. There’s all the art that anyone could possibly see, and it would take a better part of a week to even make a dent in seeing it all, and there’s plenty of other visually spectacular things, too. For those who are visiting in the winter, a trip to Barney’s is certainly called for.
Coming to see what’s new this year is something that brings out the celebrity New Yorkers by droves every holiday season. The Hippie Christmas of 2008 was something very special, and spoke to a kind of lingering sentiment that a lot of the villagers have been feeling. It’s always fascinating to see how a display in one of the most visible centers of conspicuous consumption can speak to a desire to have less and live more simply, but so it is at Barney’s.
Under the careful hand of Simon Doonan, the window displays have a sense of the absurd and the bizarre. There is definitely a holiday appeal, and they’re attractive and compelling for kids, but for adults with an artistic bent, which is to say, 95% of the city, there is also something very dark about these installations, and the darkness is never overwhelmed by the considerable deep thought behind it.
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