{"id":486,"date":"2026-06-04T02:19:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T02:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madelinestrum.com\/blog\/?p=486"},"modified":"2026-06-04T02:19:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T02:19:35","slug":"city-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madelinestrum.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/04\/city-life\/","title":{"rendered":"City Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your preschool class dons safety vests to hold onto a rope and walk past a 43-foot tall modern sculpture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madelinestrum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_9054.jpg?resize=577%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madelinestrum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_9054.jpg?resize=577%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 577w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madelinestrum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_9054.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madelinestrum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_9054.jpg?resize=768%2C1364&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madelinestrum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_9054.jpg?resize=865%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 865w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madelinestrum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_9054.jpg?w=1126&amp;ssl=1 1126w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Group of Four Trees by Jean Dubuffet <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A towering, abstract sculpture made of fiberglass and steel, entirely painted in stark black-and-white patterns that resemble road markings, it was Dubuffet\u2019s first outdoor public sculpture in the United States, according to Mr. Berner\u2019s Neighborhood (I think that\u2019s what AI was crediting).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sculpture is supposed to look like a sketch come to life. 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