OHNY Weekend - Cathedral of St. John the Divine

October 12 and 13, 2013 was this year's Open House New York (OHNY) weekend. It is the one weekend each year when New York City opens its doors to the public. The OHNY weekend gives rare access into the extraordinary architecture that defines New York City from private residences and historic landmarks, to hard hat tours and sustainable skyscrapers.

openhousenewyork (OHNY) is a non-profit cultural organization founded in 2001 in New York City, to promote awareness and appreciation of New York's architecture, design and cultural heritage through year-round, educational programs. Through direct experiences and dialogue with architects, designers, planners, and scholars, OHNY opens doors for the public to discover new work, restoration of city landmarks, construction of infrastructure and engineering works and neighborhood planning efforts.

My top choices for the weekend were the tours of the Trinity Church bell towers and the World Trade Center Tower 4 but when I tried to make reservations the first hour the tours were made available, they were already sold out. Reservations to OHNY participating sites get sold out so quickly, luckily I was able to secure one for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine Highlights Tour.

I've been to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine before, and even posted some pics in a previous blog, but I know I could learn something new with the OHNY tour. The Highlights Tour focused on the stained glass windows of the church, the chevet of chapels at the back, and some of the items in the High Altar.

The cathedral's nave has fourteen themed bays honoring professions and human endeavor, each with corresponding stained-glass windows.

The stained glass windows depict different scenes, some religious, some about history while others show scenes from the modern world like a 1925 prototype television. Here's a close-up of one of the stained glass windows, I think this is from the 'American' theme. You can make out the words describing the scenes, like Washington at Valley Forge on the upper left of the photo below.

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine is still a work in progress. After years of intermittent construction, the present structure of the Cathedral that is finished includes the Crypt, Choir, Crossing and the beautiful chevet of chapels, called the Seven Chapels of Tongues, which surround the Choir. 

The Cathedral's treasures include the Barberini Tapestries, twelve rare 17th-century tapestries, designed by a master of the Italian Baroque and hand-woven in a workshop in Rome, which were presented to the church in 1891. Two of these large tapestries were severely damaged during the 2001 fire that swept across the north transept of the church.

Four of the 16-feet tapestries hung at the Crossing. This is The Crucifixion tapestry, after some cleaning, interstitial weaving, spot patching and overall reinforcement done by the cathedral’s Textile Conservation Laboratory.

In the Crossing also stands the white marble pulpit, a gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, exquisitely carved, with panels representing scenes in the life of Our Lord. You can see two more of the tapestries hanging behind the pulpit.

At the Choir section, some of the pipes of the cathedral's Æolian-Skinner pipe organ can be seen. They surround the choir stalls and range from the size of a pencil to 32 feet tall.

Between the Crossing and the Choir is the Delafield Memorial Parapet, consisting of figures, each of which in a separate niche, represents the outstanding Christian in each century. These figures attract a great deal of attention, running, as they do, from St. Paul to Abraham Lincoln. In previous years, crowds of visitors stand in front of an uncarved granite block which represented the 20th century, wondering whose face and figure will be carved there to represent the one who did the most for Christian civilization in our generation. Four figures has been carved out of the granite block - Martin Luther King Jr, Albert Einstein, Susan B Anthony, and Gandhi now represent the outstanding Christians of the 20th century.

Located west of the first of the seven chapels of the Cathedral is the Stuyvesant Memorial Baptistry. It is a gift of the descendants of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch Director General of the New Netherlands, which was the former name of New York.

RUNNING all around the Choir, behind the stalls and the Altar, is a passageway called the Ambulatory. This forms a sort of ring around the head of the Cross, and from it, like rays, spring the Chapels of the Tongues.

Seven chapels radiating from the ambulatory behind the choir are each in a distinctive nationalistic style, some of them borrowing from outside the Gothic vocabulary. These chapels are known as the "Chapels of the Tongues". The designs of the chapels are meant to represent each of the seven most prominent ethnic groups to first immigrate to New York City upon the opening of Ellis Island in 1892, the same year the cathedral was begun.

Proceeding east from the Baptistery is the chapel honoring St. Ansgar, an Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen and the patron saint of Denmark. The see of Hamburg was designated a mission to bring Christianity to Northern Europe, and Ansgar became known as the "Apostle of the North". Swedish, Norwegian and Danish services may be held in this chapel which is dedicated to the Scandinavian people who immigrated to the United States looking to begin a new life.

Adjacent to this is the Chapel of St. Boniface, who is the patron saint of Germany and the first archbishop of Mainz. He is regarded as a unifier of Europe, and he is seen (mainly by Catholics) as a German national figure. I don't know who the figures are on the stained glass windows of the chapel but these are beautiful.

Next to this is the Chapel of St. Columba, patron of Ireland and Scotland. The chapel is dedicated to the use of the British group and those from the British isles.

At the center of the chapel is one of Keith Haring's last work, a triptych cast in bronze and covered with gold leaf. Haring died two weeks after completing the altarpiece. The uncharacteristically solemn altarpiece reflects the artist's coming to terms with his own mortality and his grief over the death of friends. Haring's funeral was held in St. John the Divine.

The Life of Christ (1990), a bronze and white-gold triptych altarpiece, is among the last works of noted New York City artist Keith Haring (1958-1990), completed just weeks before his death from AIDS. True to Haring's inimitable and exuberant style, the altarpiece is crowded with angels and human figures, whose outstretched limbs lead the eye to the central figure of Christ. The altarpiece is a gift of the Estate of Keith Haring. 

Forming the apex of the cathedral is the Chapel of St. Savior (Holy Savior), devoted to immigrants from the east, especially Africa and Asia. It is located at the easternmost part of the Cathedral and was the first to be built in 1904.

The outstanding features of this chapel are the magnificence of the window, the purity of the white marble Altar, the right angel of the four supporting, which has the likeness of Major Belmont's first wife, and the brilliant splendor of the bronze colored Reredos behind it.

All of these chapels have a metal gateway or screen, beautifully figured in the highest artistry of the metal worker, each different but with similar designs to the other gates. This is the gate for the Chapel of St. Savior, with golden angel figures near the top and intricately carved designs.

There are figures bordering the entrance to the Chapels of Saints Savior and Columba. These were sculpted by Gutzon Borglum, sculptor of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

The next chapel is the Chapel of St. Martin of Tours, and is dedicated to French services. It contains what is thought by many to be the most beautiful windows in the Cathedral.

The sixth chapel is the Chapel of St. Ambrose, who was an archbishop of Milan and became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century. He is the patron saint of Milan. The Chapel has a beautiful alabaster altar and a heavy gilt reredos behind it. This chapel's metal gateway represents across its lintel scenes in the life of St. Ambrose, the figures all being cast in bronze.

We were not able to go to the last chapel, the Chapel of St. James, patron of Spain, as it was cordoned off probably for a private event.

Also in that area is one of the cathedral's highlights, the Memorial to September 11 by Meredith Bergmann. Hopefully, the next time I visit the cathedral I can take some pictures of this memorial.

Since the Cathedral is still unfinished, it still doesn't have transepts, which will eventually spring out from the Crossing to form the arms of the cross. For now, only the Crossing is finished but standing there, the visitor's eye will be drawn to the apse and its the tremendous pillars which form a kind of crown behind the altar. 

The eight granite columns that surround the high altar were quarried on the island of Vinalhaven in Maine. Each is 55 feet tall, six feet in diameter and weighs 130 tons. Stained glass windows with biblical figures can be seen in between the pillars. At the center is Christ of the Second Coming.

Installed in 1932, the largest stained glass window in the country contains more than 10,000 individual pieces of glass. The design features a red-robed image of Christ at the center, from which trumpet-bearing angels radiate outward to the prophets.

The altar and reredos, which they overshadow, are both of white marble and the proportions may be gathered from the fact that the center figure of Christ is over five feet tall. The Cathedral's apse has seven hanging lamps, a reminder of St. John the Divine's vision of the throne of God, before which seven lamps are burning.

There are some items in the altar which were donated to the Cathedral, like the menorahs and Japanese vases at the far end of the picture, next to the two center pillars.

The two 12-foot-high menorahs flanking the High Altar were presented to the Cathedral by New York Times publisher, Adolph Ochs, to thank Bishop William Manning for his efforts to improve Jewish-Christian relations in New York City. The menorahs are based on a relief on the Arch of Titus in Rome, depicting the Romans removing the menorah from the Temple in Jerusalem. 

The two large Japanese cloisonné vases set upon the High Altar were presented to the Cathedral in 1926 by His Excellency Ambassador Tsuneo Matsudaira on behalf of his country. The design on the cool, blue-green vases represents the hibiscus mutabilis flower and the Japanese birds Ruricho, Jushimatsu, and Hiwa.

Another pair of items donated are two Siamese book cabinets.

The pair of teak Siamese book cabinets, set beside the north and south entrances to the Ambulatory, were a gift from His Majesty the King of Siam (Thailand) in 1930, presented to the Cathedral by the Siamese Minister Major General Prince Amoradat Kridakara. The ornately inlaid cabinets required eight months’ work by craftsmen especially selected by the King himself.

 

This is the view from the Crossing, looking west at the Rose window. 

The shallow dome that covers the Crossing was erected as a temporary roof by Rafael Guastavino in 1909 and took only 15 weeks to complete. The Statue of Liberty, without her pedestal, would fit comfortably under the structure.

The Highlights Tour comprised the stained glass windows, the seven chapels and the highlights on the altar. After the tour I stayed on a little bit to take more pictures, especially some of the items on the south side of the cathedral.

 

On the pavement of the Choir is the Compass Rose, the official emblem of the Worldwide Anglican Communion. It was designed by Cathedral Canon Edward N. West, whose ashes lie below the design of variegated marble and brass. The text surrounding the central cross is in Greek, and translates as: “The truth will set you free.”

 

At the Earth Bay of the cathedral are 24 wall-mounted, individual bronze reliefs created in 1988 that compose Peter Gourfain’s The Fate of the Earth. They depict scenes of environmental destruction and conflicts over disappearing natural resources.  

The Cathedral is also the owner of the Mortlake Tapestries, two of which are currently on view. The one shown below is "The Healing of the Lame Man" which is on display at the Communication Bay.

Woven from English wool by Flemish loom operators following cartoons created by the renowned High Renaissance artist Raphael, the Cathedral's Mortlake tapestries (17th century) depict scenes of the acts of the Apostles drawn from the New Testament Book of Acts. This confluence of English wool, Flemish hands, and Italian designs distinguishes the Mortlake tapestries as among those that were created during the golden age of tapestry-making.

The 15th-century German choir stalls separating the narthex from the nave are on permanent loan from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The stalls demarcate the entrance from the body of the Cathedral, and have elegantly carved details.

There are other highlights in the Cathedral like the Firemen Memorial dedicated to all firefighters in 1976, and gained new resonance in the wake of September 11, and the Altar of Peace, which was crafted from the trunk of a 300-year-old Black Walnut tree and consecrated to world peace in 1986. There are other items as well, not listed in the Cathedral's webpage but are on display, like this book, with its own ornately carved bookcase and tucked near the Missionary Bay. I don't know if it is the "Golden Book" mentioned at the end part of this link.

Near at hand will be a beautifully executed niche, containing "The Golden Book" in which are to be inscribed the names of all donors, irrespective of the amount of their donation. Thousands and thousands of names will be inscribed in this memorial book, representing every section of the life of this city and nation and the world, and, towering above it, will be the Children's Arch, built by the donations of the children who have become so much interested.

On the floor of the Cathedral run three aisles of bronze floor medallions, collectively referred to as the Pilgrims' Pavement. 

The side aisle medallions show the names and crests of key pilgrimage sites, as well as significant sites in Anglican history, while the central aisle marks the miracles performed by Jesus, from birth through the Feeding of the Multitude at Bethsaida. The pavement should end with the Resurrection, but is truncated by the unfinished floor of the crossing. 

At the west front of the Cathedral facing Amsterdam Avenue are three entrances, the main entrance is known as the Great Bronze Doors. The doors are opened only twice a year: on Easter and in October for the Feast of St. Francis. These doors were designed between 1927 and 1931 by the designer Henry Wilson and were installed in 1936.

Cast by Barbadienne of Paris who also cast the Statue of Liberty. Each door is 18 feet high, six feet wide, and weighs three tons. The doors’ 60 bas-relief panels depict Old and New Testament stories on the exterior side, and flowers, birds and natural imagery on the interior side.

Carved on the trumeau of the main entrance is St. John the Divine, the author of the book of Revelation. He is depicted holding a quill on his right hand and a paper on his left and looking up above him to the tympanum which shows the Transfiguration of Christ. Under his feet are the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. Here is a close-up photo. 

Framing the Great Bronze Doors are two rows of Gothic-inspired sculptures, known as the Portal of Passion, that were carved in the 1980s and '90s by British artist Simon Verity.

The 32 carved Biblical figures seen on the 8-foot and 3-foot stones represent kings, prophets, judges, farmers, musicians, parents, children, rich and poor. The figures face each other in the semi-circle of the doorway: Deborah lifts her veil to call out her warnings; Abraham stands next to Sarah, with his hand placed over her pregnant belly; John the Baptist is draped in animal skins; Noah holds an unfinished ark, looking backward at the unfinished cathedral.
The bases and capitals surrounding the larger figures feature numerous topical, witty, yet timeless, symbols: a vision of the west front of the unfinished St. John the Divine; a pianist's hands; a DNA spiral; personal messages from the artists.

The description above is from the photojournal of the project. However, in keeping with the theme of St. John's Revelation, there are sections of the sculptures that depict the New York City skyline being destroyed, including New York City engulfed by tidal waves and Brooklyn Bridge cracked in two.

On the central pillar of the north portal is the figure of St. Peter. At his feet is a rooster and at the bottom are carvings depicting the scene where St. Peter denied knowing Jesus. Here is a close-up photo.

All the figures in the north portal above, as well as St. John the Divine in the main portal, were created by John Angel. The south portal is still unfinished, note the empty frames. I don't know who the figure is carved on the trumeau, but he is holding a thick book.

Some refer to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine as St. John the Unfinished. The cornerstone for the church was laid in December 1892 and 120 years later, a lot still has to be done. The Cathedral's website has a great summary of its construction. It may be unfinished but with what I have seen, the Cathedral is magnificent, with painstaking details at every corner, and a lot of architectural traditions and symbolism, which were intended to affect a visitor’s experience.

I hope I can see the Cathedral finished in my lifetime. If not, I still count myself lucky to have visited and seen its many wonderful highlights.

Thank you Open House New York!

For the rest of my Cathedral of St. John the Divine pictures during the OHNY weekend, here's the album on Flickr - Cathedral of St. John the Divine - OHNY Highlights Tour

Sing for Hope on a Sunday

During the first two weeks of June, there were 88 pianos scattered around New York City, all available for anyone to play with and enjoy. Representing the number of keys on each piano, some were uprights, other grands, all uniquely designed and decorated by different artists/communities. At the end of the period, the pianos were donated to schools, hospitals and other community institutions.

This was the brain child of Sing For Hope. The aim of the project is to get New Yorkers of all kinds to step up to the keys and play and to give music a special place in the crowded city.

Sing for Hope was founded in 2006 by best friends Camille Zamora and Monica Yunus, internationally acclaimed sopranos who met as students at Juilliard. Camille and Monica share a belief in the power of arts volunteerism to transform communities in need. Recognizing their shared passions, they established Sing for Hope as a resource for artists to engage local communities.

Sponsored by Chobani, this year's activities started with Stanley The Piano at the Chobani SoHo store. From the Chobani blog ..

Why us, you ask? When we caught wind of Sing For Hope’s mission to bring good things to good people everywhere, we knew we had to be a part of it. Sharing the same passion for food, art and music; we also believe everyone should have access - to ALL of it.

This vision of ‘Art for All’ represents the belief that the arts have unique power to uplift, unite, and transform individuals and communities. New York City serves as the perfect stage for which the Sing For Hope Pianos can be played and enjoyed. They’re opening the door to a 16-day concert for New Yorkers. To think, the city that never sleeps is now dancing with musicians everywhere.

On the second Sunday of June, the second week that the pianos have been placed around the city, I decided to go and see how many of these pianos I could visit in one day.

I started my quest at the Dairy House at Central Park, where I saw Opus No. 1 by Izabel Lam. The piano is painted with fish and other sea creatures with Opus the Octopus occupying the top spot.

About my piano: Diving has afforded me a glimpse of the amazing life under the water surface in its glory of color, size, shape, texture, and on a higher plane, adaptability and evolution.  The piano is to share the diversity of the world below the sea with the images that I have seen and hopefully to spark an interest in the ocean - the music of life.

The Dairy House is the perfect venue for a piano. It is Central Park's Visitor Center and Gift Shop and has a lot of traffic. When I was there that day, there was this young man playing the piano and a lot of park visitors listening to him play.



I then proceeded to the northernmost park in Manhattan, Inwood Hill Park,  for my second piano of the day. The piano design was by Anya Ayoung Chee, the winner of Project Runway Season 9.



The kids there were interested about the piano and I stayed for a while and watched this boy set aside his scooter so he can play while his friend looked on. After doing his piece, he told me he had piano lessons and what he played was an original composition. Cool, huh?

After Inwood Hill, I walked towards neighboring Fort Tryon Park for my third piano of the day. The piano was placed under the leafy shade of some trees and a lady was playing, complete with her piano sheets.

The piano was designed by art teacher Kyle Netzeband.

About my piano: The piano features a series of portraits and a playful application of colorful paint. The portraits are several faces smiling, laughing or singing and the entire piano is painted in an expressive style that portrays the vibrant energy of these faces.

After Fort Tryon Park, I took the A and C trains and walked east on 163rd Street towards the Morris-Jumel Mansion which housed one of the pianos. The mansion, located in Washington Heights, is the oldest house in Manhattan. Outside by the gate is a plaque which states:

Built in 1765, this Georgian masterpiece was George Washington's headquarters in 1776. Later, it was the home of the colorful Eliza Jumel. It is a National Historic Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a proud New York City and State Landmark.

The piano at the mansion was designed by artist Samson Contompasis.

About my piano: This piano is a part of a larger project called "the dead city". In the late 60's 98 acres of downtown Albany NY was cleared to make way for the empire state plaza state office complex. These are the ghost like images of city blocks that don't exist anymore. I paint them as if they were a memory or a hazy recollection while giving these missing city blocks a purpose once again.

The Morris-Jumel mansion is in the Jumel Terrace Historic District of the city and right outside are the Sylvan Terraces.

Sylvan Terrace was originally a carriage path leading to the front of the nearby  Morris-Jumel mansion, built in 1765.  The area was largely rural until 1882, when the land surrounding the mansion was broken up and sold. Developer James E. Ray commissioned 20 uniform high-stooped row houses on what became Sylvan Terrace. The new owners of these properties were largely middle class, and included a feed dealer and a grocer, according to a NY Times article.

The historic district was just a short walk to Mitchel Square Park where I saw my fifth piano that day, in front of the New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center. It was nice to see people coming from/going to the hospital smile when they stop by for a bit to tinkle the keys.

It was designed by Gladys Pasapera and contains lots of wonderful quotations.

About my piano: The concept of this whimsical piano stems from my curiosity and exploration of art and life.  It is in our nature to be curious as we live and create each day.  The quotes are just a few of the many in mind whenever I am working in the art studio, in the classroom, outside the classroom, or during everyday interactions with people.  We play in music the same way we play in art.  No matter the age, 'play' is a fundamental part of exploring and living the every day life.

I then took the 1 train to go to Highbridge Park. The huge mosaic by Raul Colon entitled Primavera dominates one wall of the stairwell of the subway station. 


The piano was located in the Raoul Wallenberg playground, so from the train station I walked east towards Amsterdam Avenue. It was great to see the playground full of kids and people. The last time I was at the park to walk along the Highbridge Trail, there were very few people enjoying the area. 

This guy was playing Fur Elise when I got to the piano.

The piano was sponsored by the United Cerebral Palsy of New York City, a nonprofit agency in New York City providing direct services, technology and advocacy to children and adults with cerebral palsy and other disabilities.

About us: Sing for Hope is proud to bring its Healing Arts program to United Cerebral Palsy of New York City.  The Healing Arts program brings live performance to patients and care-givers in healthcare facilities.  Public concerts and bedside performances by Volunteer Artists are tailored to patient and community needs, providing uplift and complementing the healing process.

Flowers and butterfly designs are painted all over the piano.

Then it's back to the 1 train to go to Montefiore Park at 137th Street and Broadway. There was a guy playing when I got to the piano and as I was listening to him play, another guy stopped, listened and before long they were talking like old friends. It was nice to see people who were complete strangers before now bond over music.

The piano was designed by New York based artist Jaquan Washington.

About my piano: (Dont Look Just Listen) The concept for the piano was derived from a series of painting I was recently working on called Forms in Color. The piano was primed and then given a generous splattering of paint to build up texture and lay the foundations for the figures that would be rendered afterward. Based primarily on the interactions of the paint splatter I added figures in black paint to create contrast that would set them apart from the multitude of colors. Each of the figures have their eyes closed and wear an expression that alludes to their feelings while listening to the music. You can think of the overall design as making the statement that you can have many feelings affinities and apprehensions to a musician when seen but what really matters is what you hear and how it makes you feel.

 

From Montefiore Park, I walked northwest to Riverbank State Park along the Hudson River Greenway. It is a huge park, built over the North River Waste Water Treatment Plant and has lots of recreational, athletic and art facilities. I passed by a lot of ball courts and a skating rink before I saw the piano, nestling under some trees.

The piano was designed by artists Pérola Bonfanti and Nicolina Johnson.

About our piano: The Cosmic Double Golden Rainbow Dragon Piano
Mixing the elements of space and sacred geometry, this piano embodies the fruit of life.

I think it was the only piano among the 88 where the side panels are movable, and with beautiful dragon designs, too!

Riverbank State Park has awesome views of the Hudson River and George Washington Bridge. If I hadn't plan to look for more pianos, I would have stayed there until nightfall. It felt so peaceful looking across the Hudson River, and seeing the Little Red Lighthouse from far away was a pleasant surprise.

The park also has great views of Washington Heights facing the Hudson River.

From there, I took the 1 train to the Cathedral Parkway to look for the piano at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. The piano was in the People's Garden but it was already closed by the time I arrived. I just took a picture of the Peace Fountain over the fence and closed gate.

The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine was also closed so I just enjoyed the artwork on the church's facade. Here's the tympanum above its center door.

From the cathedral, I walked to nearby Morningside Park for my ninth piano of the day. The piano looks yummy with hamburgers, french fries and pizza all over, as designed by the Thrillist Media Group.

About My Piano: Covered in burgers, pretzels, pizza and more, the Thrillist piano is a whimsical tribute to a day spent picnicking in New York City.

I think the little boy was wishing the burgers were real. There were also twin girls who enjoyed tinkling the keys, seeing them was double the fun!

Morningside Park is just several blocks to the Central Park Tennis Center where another piano was located. The piano, designed by artist Paolo Pecchi, was already covered when I arrived as it was already evening but I was able to take off the tarp and get some pics.

About my piano: To come up with an idea for this work i have been thinking about the instrument in itself and about the sounds coming from a Piano. Also the complete name of the Piano , "Pianoforte", quiet/soft  strong/loud, gave me some thinking ideas. I made many sketches investigating the duality of the quiet/loud and warm/cold sounds in quiet/loud chromatic translations, however the final final decision came after considerations of the context and the idea to try to make something fun, eye catching, and less intellectual.

It even comes with a saucer, cup and spoon. You have to bring your own coffee, though. :-)

The Central Park Tennis Center abuts the northwest end of the Reservoir so after putting back the tarp on the piano, I had a short walk around the Reservoir. Night was falling fast and by the time I snapped a pic, it was already dark, which made the lights from the midtown buildings shine like jewels as they reflect on the water.

It seems to me this pic looks more like a painting than a photo, what do you think?

I started and ended my quest that Sunday at Central Park, and visited ten pianos around the city that day. That was so much fun! So much so that I continued going to the other piano locations during that week and ended up visiting 25 pianos. Next year, I hope I can visit all locations. Crossing my fingers!

For the rest of my Sing For Hope piano pics, here's the album on Flickr - Sing for Hope Pianos

On Father's Day, June 16, all the pianos were brought to Lincoln Center for an all-day celebration of the arts and music. What a great way to celebrate Father's Day! I think the little guy in this pic agrees!

For my pics that day, here's the album on Google - SFH at Lincoln Center