{"id":8342,"date":"2019-09-17T10:30:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T14:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=8342"},"modified":"2019-09-17T08:25:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T12:25:45","slug":"brian-alfred-at-miles-mcenery-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/17\/brian-alfred-at-miles-mcenery-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Alfred at Miles McEnery Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Would New York be better without the people?\u00a0 An empty subway entrance at West 4<sup>th<\/sup> Street, Rockefeller Center buried by snow and a deserted Coney Island beach &#8211; all scenes included in Brooklyn-based painter Brian Alfred\u2019s latest show at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.milesmcenery.com\/exhibitions\/brian-alfred4\">Miles McEnery Gallery<\/a> \u2013 suggest that if the city\u2019s human inhabits would step aside, the views would improve.\u00a0 Here, two city bridges silhouetted by a gorgeous sunrise or sunset may or may not be busy with traffic, but they appear as tranquil as the country-side.\u00a0 (On view in Chelsea through Oct 5<sup>th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8343\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=8343\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8343\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8343\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/brian_alfred.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/brian_alfred.jpg 1975w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/brian_alfred-150x124.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/brian_alfred-483x400.jpg 483w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian Alfred, Two Bridge(s), acrylic on canvas, 60 x 72 inches, 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would New York be better without the people?\u00a0 An empty subway entrance at West 4th Street, Rockefeller Center buried by snow and a deserted Coney Island beach &#8211; 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