Ten floral-pattern paper globes, with a separate string of bulbs, is $19.50 from Pearl River, 477 Broadway (Broome Street); (800) 878-2446 or www.pearlriver.com.
A string of bulbs provides thin lighting above the weight-lifting equipment that sits on a warped and abandoned basketball court.
She's not a big woman, so the process comes to resemble a holiday pas de deux, as the tree envelops her, then spins her loose for another string of bulbs.
In Jonathan Franzen's new novel, "The Corrections," Arthur Lambert, a retired engineer, sits in his basement gloomily testing Christmas lights, only to discover in the depths of the tangle a blacked-out string of bulbs.
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The alley, known simply as Hashem Alley, is lined with strings of light bulbs and flimsy plastic tables.
Gonzalez-Torres was known for strings of light bulbs, billboards of empty beds and stacks of wrapped candies that speak to the fragility of life and a lasting sense of love.
Over the years, Mr. Wong has made the displays ever more complex, as he and his workers have learned how to affix strings of light bulbs to the glass facades of buildings using window-cleaning platforms.
The teak furniture is from Smith & Hawken, the market umbrellas are robin's-egg blue and the criss-crossed strings of light bulbs overhead are reminiscent of a country fair.
Mr. Wong, however, stays busy year-round, looking after the manufacture of the strings of light bulbs and other equipment he needs and preparing the designs for the next season.
