presents: Manhattan Bridge in Red Green and Blue

RANDOM NUMBER IN PUBLIC SPACES BRIGHT NIGHTS Participating artists: Burak Arikan, Motomichi Nakamura, Marius Watz, Lee Wells Curator: Christina Vassallo An evening of projections on the Manhattan Bridge Anchorage in DUMBO, Brooklyn presented by Random Number through the NYCDOT Urban Art Program. Bright Nights is a curated program of digital artwork that celebrates the projected image, draws attention to the iconic architecture of the Manhattan Bridge, and electrifies the arts friendly DUMBO neighborhood. The program will be projected onto the Manhattan Bridge Anchorage, to coincide with the 100th birthday of the bridge and the 10th annual Walk21 conference. Four Brooklyn-based artists created new works that interpret the unique physical, spatial, and historical components of the bridge. The artists were chosen for their ability to energize a public space, in celebration of the major thoroughfare’s 100th birthday. Please join us in this exciting event! For more information CLICK HERE

Sponsored by Two Trees. Supported by NYC Department of Transportation as part of the Arterventions program track, Dumbo Improvement District & NYC Bridge Centennial Commission. Equipment provided by Rooftop Films.

{CTS} Creative Thriftshop in conjunction with the Williamsburg Gallery Association is proud to present 7 in 6: Space vs. Time. As part of Williamsburg Walks 2009, various experimental and time-based acts will take place on the block between North 4th and North 5th of Bedford Avenue in the heart of the neighborhood. The event will unite artists and the public for a uniquely collaborative and reflective moment in performance and interactive installation art. As a block party takeover 7 in 6 will initialize or re-invent seven improvisational events and happenings reminiscent of spectacular or simple acts of life meeting art from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. From self-conscious reflection to arbitrary action, artists such as Fanny Allié’s uniquely interactive note taking exemplify such efforts. Her project will represent the fleeting thoughts of the casual passerby or bystander, resulting in a collection of these momentary self-reminders. Also looking at the written word, reviving the text-based statements of acts conceptually initiated by Lawrence Weiner, bootlegger artist Eric Doeringer recreates these typographic statements upon the walls and sidewalks of Bedford Avenue. Language defines performance, as the vinyl lettering becomes a representation of the act through the absence of action. As a more physical work, in a re-staging of Yves Klein’s Anthropometries, Madeline Hatz localizes this performance that came to life in 1960, imprinting her own body upon a surface in the full drama of Yves Klein Blue paint. Stop by Filip Noterdaeme’s ongoing performance of ‘Admit One’ presented by the Homeless Museum of Art. Noterdaeme conceptualizes a museum without white walls or divisions from the public domain, framing the city’s homeless as the permanent collection. Visit the ticket booth for free admission, or take a moment to chat with the director regarding your eligibility for entrance. Adding to layers of appropriation, artist Lee Wells will re-address George Maciunas interpretation of Philip Corner’s Piano Activities. Wells’ adapts this gradual destruction of a piano that was originally performed at the First Fluxus festival in Wiesbaden, Germany. This act evolves over the course of the day, inviting onlookers to partake in the ruin of an instrument, reducing something of value to an arbitrary found object. What remains, are only fragments and remnants that represent something lost or erased in their discarded debris. On the contrary, Amanda Browder will bring the makings of Future Phenomena to public grounds, a fabric-sewn facade that will encase a Brooklyn building as an installation on display in the neighborhood later in the year. Browder’s project becomes a communal gesture, redefining the scale and use of discarded objects and materials as they transform into another abstract purpose. In a revival of Nigel Rolfe’s 1985 “Rope Piece: The rope that binds us makes us free”, artist Genevieve White also uses material as a central device. The artist will bind certain body parts with the intent of an isolation and reduction of the senses. Overall the block will unite these seven distinct projects that build or decay over time, evolving over six hours and occurring independently within this shared space. Alongside this day’s art events the Williamsburg Gallery Association is hosting a creative time kids corner with the sponsorship of artist team Streb & Spread and the Greenpoint YMCA. Not to be missed is a walking tour of the neighborhood’s most cutting-edge art galleries, led by art critic and art tour guide Merrily Kerr. A writer and trendspotter for magazines including Time Out New York and Flash Art, Merrily will take you to see the artwork and exhibitions that make Williamsbug a must-see for art lovers and the art-curious alike. The last tour is this Saturday, June 11 at 2pm. The tours leave from the WGA table on Bedford Avenue near North 5th Street and will last approximately 1.5 hours. Tickets are just $10 and can be purchased prior to the tour at the WGA table on Bedford Ave. ### www.creativethriftshop.com www.rawmag.org For additional information, a price list, hi-rez images, and/or an artist press kit, please contact Lisa Hedge at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or (718) 569.0903.

Freedom Club, the movie trailer from Lee Wells on Vimeo.

OTO Presents SOAP BOX OPERA WORKSHOP by Artists Meeting A one night event @ Over The Opening (OTO) Saturday, April 18, 2009 7:00pm - 10:00pm 60 North 6th, 2nd floor Williamsburg Brooklyn SOAP BOX OPERA WORKSHOP is a project developed by the collective Artists Meeting. Honing in on the dramaturgy of theory, the group has adapted excerpts from a variety of scholarly and art-theory-based texts from different eras and genres to a “Soap Opera” filmic format whereby plots are reduced to one liners, drama is played out in an exaggerated manner and scenes rely on emotional turmoil and ambiguity to capture the distracted viewer. Project Curators: James Andrews, Raphaele Shirley, Olga Lysenko Excerpts of Arthur Rimbaud, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault and Andy Warhol directed by Raphaele Shirley Excerpts of Guy Debord and Ted Kaczynski directed by Lee Wells Featuring performances by Caraid O’Brien, Edita Zulic, Aaron Beall, Randolph Curtis Rand, George Spaeth, G.H. Hovagimyan, Lee Wells Special Thanks to: MTAA, Gia Forakis, Lanna Joffrey, G.H. Hovagimyan FOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE

ONE NIGHT STAND : ANONYMOUS ART SHOW What would do if you could do anything you wanted and knew you could get away with it? 20 artists from New York, London, and Rome, working in a variety of media were posed this same question.  They were asked to make works in which they banished self-censorship and were encouraged to make art that provokes, annoys, and insights outrage. By wearing the mask of anonymity they could put any feelings of consequence aside.  The artists, in turn, made works that confronted racism, homophobia, unpatriotic acts, and the sexually taboo. Saturday April 11, 2009 at  Envoy Enterprises for this one night show. Gallery open between 12pm - 8pm Opening reception 6pm - 8pm with performance by Tough Slutting at 8 pm at  Home Sweet Home (directly bellow the gallery) After party and continued fun at HOME SWEET HOME until 4 am envoy enterprises 131 Chrystie Street, ground floor New York, NY 10002 212.226.4555 http://www.envoyenterprises.com http://envoy.typepad.com