Daniel Terna

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Andrew Keh |Daniel Terna

Scan your eyes around New York City, and you'll spot them everywhere, these artifacts of the pandemic, lingering through intent or indifference. Image These remnants of that anxious time now serve as some of the only public reminders of those deadly years. Weathered signs mandating mask use, QR codes posted around restaurant tabletops, faded social distancing stickers plastered on the ground - taken together, they form an urban fossil record of a place that has otherwise largely moved on.

Nov 8, 2024 | nytimes.com | Juan Ramirez |Juan Ramírez |Daniel Terna

You may not have realized it, but there's little chance you've heard anyone whistle inside a theater. In the old days, sailors often worked the ropes backstage, bringing to show business codes like command whistles. So a whistle meant as a compliment, or to get a person's attention, might have landed a piece of scenery on someone's head. Theater is full of these customs - many arising, like most rituals, from hazy origins. Still, show people hold on to them.

Oct 17, 2023 | drudge-report.net | Evan Moffitt |Daniel Terna

Curators and conservators are working to save — and update — art made with aging hardware. Read More

Oct 17, 2023 | nytimes.com | Evan Moffitt |Daniel Terna

arts and lettersCurators and conservators are working to save — and update — art made with aging hardware. Chi-Tien Lui at CTL Electronics. His shop in New York City is an important resource in the conservation of the work of artists like Nam June Paik.Credit...Daniel TernaOct.