{"id":55027,"date":"2023-01-22T19:01:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T00:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=55027"},"modified":"2023-01-24T08:31:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T13:31:20","slug":"are-we-past-those-pandemic-ghosts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2023\/01\/are-we-past-those-pandemic-ghosts.html","title":{"rendered":"Are We Past Those Pandemic Ghosts?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Yes. But are we past the pandemic?.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A pub directly across the street from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/New+York+Public+Library+-+Stephen+A.+Schwarzman+Building\/@40.7531823,-73.9844421,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c2590099a8a8a9:0x3b51df6e509a734c!8m2!3d40.7531823!4d-73.9822534\">main branch of the New York Public Library<\/a> has replaced the pub that was shuttered there during the pandemic. Doorway artwork now invites the &#8220;thirsty&#8221; in for a drink, replacing the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2021\/12\/pandemic-ghosts.html\">two ghostly figure<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2021\/12\/pandemic-ghosts.html\">s<\/a> seen there previously. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pandemic-ghosts-replaced-enh640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"55070\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/pandemic-ghosts-replaced-enh640\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pandemic-ghosts-replaced-enh640.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,852\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1673707976&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0082644628099174&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pandemic ghosts replaced (enh)(640)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pandemic-ghosts-replaced-enh640.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pandemic-ghosts-replaced-enh640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55070\" width=\"551\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pandemic-ghosts-replaced-enh640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pandemic-ghosts-replaced-enh640-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"1\"><em>foto: jh<\/em><\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2021\/12\/pandemic-ghosts.html\">Previously \u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ghosts-640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"55073\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/ghosts-640\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ghosts-640.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,817\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1576162337&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ghosts (640)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ghosts-640.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ghosts-640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55073\" width=\"566\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ghosts-640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ghosts-640-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><font size=\"1\">foto: jh<\/font><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The ghostly figures that linger in memory.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/NYPL-schwartzman-640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"55267\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/nypl-schwartzman-640\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/NYPL-schwartzman-640.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,455\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NYPL-schwarzman (640)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/NYPL-schwartzman-640.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/NYPL-schwartzman-640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55267\" width=\"555\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/NYPL-schwartzman-640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/NYPL-schwartzman-640-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The library across the street.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pub directly across the street from the main branch of the New York Public Library has replaced the pub that was shuttered there during the pandemic. Doorway artwork now invites the &#8220;thirsty&#8221; in for a drink, replacing the two ghostly figures seen there previously. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":55026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[19,23,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-art","category-news","category-political-culture","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pandemic-ghosts-replaced-enh750.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbvgEs-ejx","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55027"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55283,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55027\/revisions\/55283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}