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

Multiverse on 14th will run from 6:30-8:30PM tonight to avoid the rain.

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 won't be riding tonite, Sat Oct 17th due to garbage weather. So our next and last ride is SAT OCT 24, at 6:30pm along 14th street in Manhattan, starting at the Con Edison power plant on the east side & continuing back and forth for about an hour. Come join us on the ride if you have a bike, or if not, just come and see us/the rest of the festival!

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

Unfixed/Unfixable, my series of ephemeral text drawings in front of the transitional spaces of 14th street, returns yet again on October 18. Saturday it's supposed to rain all day but I'm holding out hope for Sunday.

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

Multiverse on 14th will be starting half an hour early to take advantage of the clear weather.

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…














Inspired by a real situation, I’ve created another one…maybe even more realistic since it brings out very strong reactions. And I am not talking only about the police officers who brought my performers to the Union Square police station accusing them of scaring people in the army outfits. I am talking about people on the street, passerbys, who stop or not. They truly completed my work that is, after all, the mirror of the day to day life. I like the smiles, the anger, and the comments like “it is about endangered species”, “Oh! It’s about China”, “I don’t understand”, “It must be art”, and “What kind of demonstration is that?”…. I like all of them, as any comment assures me as an artist that I am on the right path and gives me the energy to accomplish this kind of public “action”.


I hope you can join me by finding us this and next Saturday, between 2-5pm along 14th and Union Square.


Here is a video of last Saturday's “action” created by Technology Artist:

buzi, buzi,
Olek
credits:
first 3 pix by See-ming Lee (http://www.seeminglee.com/), last two by Olek

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Challenges of Public Art Illuminated

brick at Norwood, 241 w 14th st


Everything looked good.

Location: Norwood, a club with a pro-arts mission, housed in a handsome historic residence on 14th st.
Context: aiop09, an event with a mission echoing my own interest in public work.
Organizers: aiop09, facilitating outreach, press, etc.
Fabricator: Let There Be Neon, excellent, friendly, a resumé of art neon big and small.

But New York's Landmarks Preservation Commission has spies sniffing out possible violations in town, and has called for the deinstallation of brick. The Andrew Norwood House, at 241 w14th St, is a landmarked structure. Apparently "neon signs," art or not, temporary or not, must be submitted for approval, and how arduous a process is that? Ah, the power of the "small-minded administrator," to quote an anonymous source.

In an ironic parallel to the death of the housing frenzy, this episode of brick idolatry has been extinguished.

My thanks to Ed Woodham, Radhika Subramaniam, Erin Donnelly, and the aiop09 crew; Jeff at Let There Be Neon; and especially Alan Linn and Steve Ruggi at Norwood. A quiet nod to Melissa Goldstein who was there at the conception of this project several years ago.

oona

Multiverse on 14th Rained Out Tonight - Th Oct 15

The Thursday Oct 15th 8PM-midnight installation of Multiverse on 14th at Union Square Park is canceled due to rain.

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!

Please JOIN in the Art in Oddd Places project by Jenny Marketou. “PARKOUR (SIGNWEAR) THE CITY “ a public performance this weekend.

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

Some new images from this past weekend's round of drawings for Unfixed/Unfixable. A larger grouping was successfully installed at 5th and 14th (though I later spotted a typo-a danger of working fast and looking at the letters upside down).

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.

Last night, we tested and re-tested our final set -up last night in Union Square Park. Here's some video footage:



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


Led by Andrea Williams of NYSAE

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.


The Transitions Soundwalk begins at 1:30pm both Oct. 17th and 18th. Please meet in front of the statue of George Washington in Union Square Park at 1:30pm. This walk will last for one hour.

Only 10 spots available for each walk! Please RSVP with Andrea at lemurz66@yahoo.com.


Monday, October 12, 2009

Free Money on 14th Street















Recent Money Actions along 14th Street:

$10 left on the L train.
$5 around a yellow pencil.
$5 among customs forms at the post office.
$1 under a wig.
$5 between boxes of cereal.
$1 beneath scaffolding.
$5 outside a nail salon.
$1 in a box of new high heels.
$1 in the branches of a tree.
$5 to someone asking for money.
$1 in a pair of Levi jeans.
$1 in a bank lobby.
$5 between the pages of a fashion magazine.
$20 at Gandhi's feet.


Free money appointments still available for next weekend.  Visit the Money Actions website for details & RSVP to info [at] moneyactions [dot] org





R-A-L-L-Y part 1













Due to the tremendous involvement of the Union Square community, LOUDspeaker! was successful in bringing people together through a peaceful yet colorful R-A-L-L-Y. At 1PM performers began their journey walking down 14th Street: interacting with people at bus stops, coffee shops, and along the side walks.

As they neared the park, they encouraged pedestrians to join in, from 2:30 - 3:00 PM they participated in spelling phrases of encouragement for onlookers .

The event was followed with free form spelling and discussions with viewers about the history of Union Square as a place for people to voice their opinions in both rallies and protests.

The consensus for Sunday's event is that giant sculptural letters increase hipsters' coolness, encourage jumping & laughter among small children, flash tourists cameras, and elicits smiles in the most seasoned of New Yorkers.

Participate next week's interactive performance:
October 18th at 1-3PM Union Square.
Photos by Adam Golfer

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

Art in Odd Places 2009: SIGN selected projects: Week Two





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Need Directions? weekend 2


Sunday Site Locations for Unfixed/Unfixable

A reminder of today's (October 11th) sites for Unfixed/Unfixable and a few images from Saturday's set:


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)