Saturday, October 17, 2009
R-A-L-L-Y postponed! RAIN DATE Oct. 25th
Due to poor weather conditions LOUDspeaker! must postpone our performance for tomorrow until next Sunday OCTOBER 25th. (think sunshine!)
We still have two new phrases to spell with some sweet letters we built! If you or anyone you know would like to be part of the project please invite them!
October 25th will be a similar performance as last Sunday, for more information on how to participate please email leave a comment on our blog. http://loudspeakerpresents.wordpress.com
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25th.
Parade begins at the ends of 14th street at 1PM
R-A-L-L-Y performance in UNION SQUARE at 2:30PM followed by free-form spelling!
See you there!
Jenn + Heather = LOUDspeaker! + you = R-A-L-L-Y
Photo by: Adam Golfer
Multiverse on 14th Starts at 6:30PM Tonight
Location: Fountain in the SW corner of Union Square Park (14th Street & University Place) Map
In the meantime, enjoy some poems and pictures from last night.
Oct. 17, 2009 @jerzefynestBG, @ercprc, @misstripentaxi
On my way to work
yearning for it
just overheard a cowboy ask a girl 'What kinda panties ya wearin'
Oct. 17, 2009 @itsMileyStewart, @jaxlawyer, @itsMassi
Running towards the sea and I have to chase after her
wondering why ESPN
just noticed its 2
Oct. 16, 2009 @ebonyshmebony, @danedane83, @crabbiekins
I want to be asleep again
without music
until I get the mysterious puke smell out
Power Bike Parade rained out OCT 17, see us instead OCT 24!!
**POWER BIKE PARADE
**SAT OCT 24 (our last ride!)
**6:30 - 7:30pm
Power Bike Parade is a bike-powered electronic orchestra that demonstrates the use of an alternative power source by converting the kinetic energy of pedaling a bike into electricity used to create a festival of electro-acoustic music and glittering LED lights. The two-rider parade takes this everyday act of riding a bicycle, and expands it into a visual and sonic spectacle, re-appropriating the act as a performance and a venue for expression.
The bikes are outfitted with contact microphones, speakers, and custom bike instruments to amplify the sounds the bike makes during a ride, while LED lights are mounted on the bikes to light our way, amplifying and transforming the bike ride itself into a performance.
Big thanks to Brooklyn Bike & Board for material & logistical support!
**We really need people to document, so if anyone could come out Sat Oct 24th and take some pictures or shoot some video, that would be SUPER helpful!!** contact us at: semiotech.info@gmail.com
Friday, October 16, 2009
Unfixed/Unfixable: may Sunday live up to its name
Sunday, October 18th (all sites between 8th and 10th Avenues):
320 W 14th
324 W 14th
343 W 14th
344 W 14th
345-349 W 14th
414 W 14th
446 W 14th
Also, next Saturday, October 24th, Heidi Neilson and I will present our collaborative project:
FOREST & STREAM SIDEWALK LABELS
Colored chalk texts installed on the south sidewalk of 14th street will indicate the location of natural features from 1609 as described on Heidi's Art in Odd Places map project Urban Forest on 14th Street map.
Printed maps will be available for self-guided tours. Or download the map at HeidiNeilson.com
(RAIN DATE: OCT 25)
"Project Retailing" Saturday October, 17th 5-7pm
“Project Retailing”
Saturday, October 17th 5-7pm
Opening @ Scoop NYC West Village, corner of 14th Street & Washington St
"Retailing 14th Street" continues....
"Project Retailing" is an innovative video project whereby retail workers' testimonials are projecting in front of retail stores. Saturday, October 17th will feature Scoop NYC workers telling their stories about working at the high-end Scoop NYC store where we will be gathered.
Former workers of Scoop NYC sued the company this summer for document abuse, citizenship status discrimination and unpaid overtime. Support Scoop NYC workers and come see “Project Retailing” Saturday, October 17th.
Subversive coupons and the Retail Workers Survival Guide will be distributed to all in attendance. You can also view "Dis-Posing," a sculptural installation of re-claimed mannequins striking a new pose.
If you can't attend the opening screening of "Project Retailing" on Saturday, Oct. 17th, check out these other clandestine video projections:
Mon, October 19th: 5-8pm @ University Pl./Broadway
Tues, October 20th: 5-8pm @ 14th Street/ University & 5th Ave
Sat, October 24th: 5-8pm @ University Pl./Broadway
Photos by Bobby Lopez, Coupon by Leah Danger
Multiverse on 14th Starts @7:30PM Tonight in Union Square
Location: Fountain in the SW corner of Union Square Park (14th Street & University Place) Map
The installation will be running until it starts raining. However, rain or no rain, I will probably pack up by 10PM to avoid freezing to death.
In the meantime, enjoy this poem from today:
Oct. 16, 2009 @squelchdnsheboy, @jjennniferr, @Romell219
Angry about something
nibbling on you
wishing for one on a friday
Thank you for Your Visit, Have a Nice Day
Hello AIOP team, fellow artists, and followers…
It has been an exciting 2 weeks of performances and installations…
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Challenges of Public Art Illuminated
Multiverse on 14th Rained Out Tonight - Th Oct 15
The weather forecast is rather grim this weekend so please check the blog for Friday and Saturday night as well.
If all three nights get rained out, I will post new dates next week.
In the meantime, here's another video:
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS!
Over the course of Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 3 to 6 pm people are invited to “PARKOUR (SIGNWEAR) THE CITY” lead by a distinguished group of women. ParKour practitioners and the artist starting from Union Square through 14th Street to the High Line. All participants are dressed in artists designed “wearable situations” which are made out of red, yellow,purple or light blue recycle paper and are hand printed with signs that proclaim social inscriptions pointing at and addressing people as they walk by. Each participant will be provided with a wearable garment for the duration of each intervention.
Friday-Sunday, October 16, 17 and 18 (from 3 pm - 6 pm).
We will meet at Union Square East at the upper steps under statue of George Washington. There will be signs.
To participate you must choose the date of your choice and email rsvp to Jenny Marketou, jmarketou@yahoo.com or call 212 529 6980 or cell 813 500 0912 by October 16th.Participation is limited to 10 persons per intervention
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Unfixed/Unfixable pics
And after nothing but indifference from the authorities, I finally ran into a gentleman from the Union Square Partnership who demanded to see my permit. I stated plainly that I needed none and tried to explain the nature of the project but he was clearly not interested. An elderly woman he had been talking to prior to confronting me stood near by and while he called the police I attempted, in the most diplomatic manner possible, to engage with her, but she was so hot that nothing she said made any sense. Something about new sidewalks and the New School. I gave up, wandered back to the USP Rent-A-Cop and waited for the police. After a few minutes I decided I would call it a day, finish documenting and go home. I started back toward my truck (parked 2 avenues away) with my rolling cart of supplies. I loaded the cart, noticed Mr USP had followed and was diligently recording my vehicle's tag number. I walked the same distance 3 more times, taking stills and video and giving the police ample time to arrive. They apparently had more important things happening.
Fresh Drawings:
A few days later:
And a nice process shot:
Thanks to Amber Boardman, Sarah Chacich, Jason Losh, Ziad Naccache and Eva Jung for all their help with documentation. And thanks to Andrew Bordwin for burning so much wood and Luna Rossa Pizza for keeping the ash coming.
See you out there.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Multiverse on 14th: The technological challenges of making a fountain twitter. Part 2 of 2.
For those who read our first post: The technological challenges of making a fountain Twitter.
Here's Part 2. Fortunately, it's a happy ending.
Come check the installation out in person Th Fri Sa, Oct 15 16 17 8PM-midnight at the fountain in the SW corner of Union Square Park. Map
In the meantime, enjoy Multiverse on 14th, on the web: http://multiverse.caketoo.us
Transitions SOUNDWALK :: Oct 17th, 18th CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
The Transitions Walk begins in Union Square and incorporates blocks of 14th and 13th street. The purpose of this type of walk is to gain an understanding of the psychogeographical boundaries between noisier commercial locations and quieter, more residential areas, and the noticeable transitions in the soundscape when passing through these zones. Walkers will also become aware of the demarcations of public space and private space through sound.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Free Money on 14th Street
R-A-L-L-Y part 1
Participate next week's interactive performance:
Dirty Gay Soundwalk
Dirty Gay Soundwalk by Todd Shalom (NYSAE)
Friday, October 16, 2009 and Saturday, October 17, 2009
Forty years post-Stonewall and the NYPD is still entrapping gay men for soliciting prostitutes at adult video stores (aka "bookstores") around the city. Join me while we walk around the 14th Street vicinity with focused awareness to the sounds around us. What's the sound of gay today and where does gay history echo in the present soundscape? On this 90 minute participatory soundwalk, we'll actively listen to the bars and video stores in Chelsea, the leather menagerie on Christopher Street and the late nite crowds at the piers. All are welcome. 21+ please. Capacity: 15 people. Free. RSVP required for a spot: todd@elastic-city.com
10:30 pm sharp. Meet at the SW corner of 14th St. and 8th Ave.; Manhattan.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Sunday Site Locations for Unfixed/Unfixable
Sunday, October 11th (all sites between Broadway and 6th Avenue):
32 E 14th
22 E 14th
4-8 E 14th (SE corner of 5th Ave )
39 W 14th
43 W 14th
51 W 14th
56 W 14th
An image from Liz Magic Laser's Distressed:
Saturday's drawings may still be visible at the following locations (all sites between 2nd Avenue and Broadway):
235 E 14th
202 E 14th (SE corner of 3rd Ave)
197 E 14th (SW corner of 3rd Ave)
117 E 14th (corner of Irving Place)
60-80 E 14th (former Circuit City/Virgin Site)