About Face
215 East Houston St at Ludlow Street, Wed-Sun 2pm to 7pm
Closes June 12th, 2011
Featured Artists
Maria Jose Arjona, Itziar Barrio, Alina and Jeff Bliumis, Helidon Gjergji,
Niklas Goldbach, Jason Gringler, Franco and Eva Mattes aka 0100101110101101.ORG, paperJam, Ed Purver, Marinella Senatore, Dannielle Tegeder, James Tunick
Curated by Manon Slome, Julia Draganovic and Jodie Dinapoli
“About Face” looks at alternative ways an exhibition can be created and received and reconfigure the art space into the urban sphere. Follow the behind the scenes photos on Facebook.
Cultural Tour
Lower East Side Temporary Art Spaces
Meet at 215 East Houston St at Ludlow Street, Saturday, June 4th at 2pm
Follow Travel Goat through Lower East Side places that hosted art in unofficial, temporary, or spontaneous ways. The featured spots exemplify the spirit of interactivity that has defined the New York art world since it took preeminence after World War 2.
For more information, visit here.
To reserve your spot, email programs@nolongerempty.org
Share Your Story with Maria Jose Arjona
Come to 215 East Houston St at Ludlow Street, Fridays from 3pm to 7pm
Till June 12, 2011
For Maria Jose Arjona’s performance “Transcription, Infusion and Memory” we now invite the public to return and to re-tell the story they heard. Please come and hear a story or share the story you heard.
For more information, here
To schedule a time email programs@nolongerempty.org
Cultural Tips for New Americans
Telephone Kiosks in Lower Manhattan, Till May 28, 2011
In addition to posting cultural tips in the neighborhood, Alina and Jeff Bliumis collected a number of cultural tips from the public. Here is one: “When an American asks you ‘what’s up?’ your standard response should be ‘nothing much.’” Aldn
Visit kiosks at Bowery & Rivington St, Bowery & Grand St, W Broadway & Spring St, Broadway & Broome St
Read more on here.
Submit your own cultural tip by emailing culturaltipsproject@gmail.com
Free-Speech Bulletin, Text 777111, Till June 12, 2011
About Face asks “What is an exhibition?”. Now, through James Tunick’s “Free Speech Bulletin” pedestrians can text their responses or ask any other question from their phones. Responses are displayed on the exhibition window, just like a real-time discussion and community bulletin board.
Under Construction
215 East Houston St at Ludlow St, Wed-Sun 2pm-7pm
Till June 12, 2011
paperJam wants you to construct an urban representation of the community’s printed history- A cityscape simulacrum, built from boxes constructed origami-style out of newspapers – recycled objects containing the stories and news of the About Face’s surrounding community.
Dropspots
Start at 215 East Houston at Ludlow St, Wed-Sun 2pm-7pm
A dropspot is a kind of alternative mailbox hidden in a public space, where people can leave things for exchange. Here the public becomes curator in Ed Purver’s “Dropspots”. Find a Drop Spot in your neighborhood, visit the Drop Spots map
