The four artists who missed out were Marcus Coates, who had proposed a replica of a rocky outcrop that inspired Henry Moore; Liliane Lijn's two moving silver cones; Mark Leckey's mash-up of other sculptures in the square; and Ugo Rondinone's apparently folk-art mask.
That spirit travels downtown, to a show featuring the big sound, the moves, the silver and white elegance of a bygone era.
Mr. Manze engagingly told the story of how the authorship of this piece had only recently been traced to the Dutch count of the magnificent and enviable name, who now can be credited with a slow movement that at times has four violins moving like silver threads over a cello accompaniment, and with a finale that gains access to a sudden surge of rhythmic energy.
He had not yet moved the silver inside.
The lock was on, so I knew that he had moved the silver inside and locked it up for security.
If the United States is stripped of the victory, Russia will move from silver to gold and Jamaica from bronze to silver.
In July, the owner, Richard Maurer, moved the Silver Spoon to Oradell from Ridgewood, where it had gained a loyal following since opening there more than four years ago.
Mr. Kaufman, who moved to Silver Towers from the financial district, described the neighborhood as a mixed bag: It took him a while to find places to eat and hang out, he said, but now his list includes Daisy May's BBQ USA and H & H Bagels on 46th Street, and Ink48, a hotel at 48th and 11th with a rooftop bar.
As the wires move, the silver balls rise and fall, creating different formations over a seven minute span.
Moving beyond "silver-bullet syndrome" — the notion that any single technology or grouping of products will eliminate all risk — will minimize blind spots by creating a security mindset that's not in search of a Holy Grail technology.
