THE CREW HITS PHILLY: I LOVE YOU GUYS, originally uploaded by antlered.
Phillly this weekend for a Miss Rockaway Armada planning session. Pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/antlered/sets/72157622477436522/
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me & rubes walking home, originally uploaded by antlered.
This was the best week ever because Rubin visited me from Canada and James and Seb were here from Wales on their way home. It’s good to have visitors because it gets you out of the house. On Monday Dark Dark Dark played at Zebulon and so many people I love to bits came through. Ben Mortimer and Kara Blossom even showed up fresh off the plane from Berlin. Yesterday was the first gathering of a new raft project. SO good to see everyone in one place. I even got to see Governor’s Island AND Katharine AND Laura AND Duncan. Governor’s Island has an amazing installation by Anthony McCall.
This was Dark Dark Dark’s encore of Trouble No More with everyone singing along:
Also, some very important squirrel-related updates HERE. Marc the squirrel man is verifying that he is indeed the feeder and friend of Columbia University squirrels, though there are some who would claim he is a liar. This would, however, be proven wrong as of late. Note the proof below:
AND:
From the creativetime.org website
Anthony McCall
Anthony McCall’s work encompasses three distinct sets of practices: the sculptural, the pictorial, and the cinematic. Consisting of two elegantly simple light projections, Between You and I expands on the two basic components of cinema-time and light-in order to create a spectacular, immersive environment. As the projected light beams slowly travel through mist, they begin to carve out sculptural shapes in space. The fields of light interact with one another, the visitors in the space, and the striking architecture of historic St. Cornelius Chapel. Though the two shapes never meet, they are in a constant play-suggesting that, like two human companions, they attempt to comprehend themselves in relation to one another.
We got an email at the info@missrockaway account from Charley who is doing the upper Miss and part of the lower Mississippi this summer. This raft looks awesome and he seems very well prepared. Follow him here.
Title: BENEFIT SILENT AUCTION FOR SWIMMING CITIES OF SERENISSIMA
Location: Secret Project Robot 210 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 (at Metropolitan)
More info: Click here
Description:
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Press Inquiries contact A’yen Tran ayen@swimmingcities.org
Secret Project Robot - 210 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 (at Metropolitan)
March 14th - Benefit Silent Auction 7:30pm - 10pm, Dance Party 9pm - 3am
swimmingcities.org
secretprojectrobot.org
New York (March 12, 2009) — Secret Project Robot will host a silent auction to benefit SWOON’s latest nautical art project Swimming Cities of Serenissima. The benefit will take place in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on March 14th. The bidding begins at 7:30pm and ends promptly at 10pm. Dancing and Djing by The Paw and Dirty Finger will follow the silent auction. This event was recently recommended by TimeOut NY (http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/own-this-city/72218/grand-street). Here is a selection of the participating artists:
- SWOON
- Blek Le Rat
- The London Police
- Faile
- David Ellis
- Maya Hayuk
- Monica Canilao
- Chris Stain
- D*Face
- Gaia
- Tony Bones
- Elbow-Toe
- Brad Downey
- Martha Cooper
- Imminent Disaster
- C. Damage
- Cyclops
- Michelle Handelman
- Santiago Mostyn
- Mike Houston & Martin Mazzora- Cannonball Press
- D-Dock & 5003 of Hobby Horse
- Matt Small
- Dennis McNett
The Swimming Cities of Serenissima is a fleet of three intricately hand-crafted vessels that will navigate the Adriatic Sea from the Karst region of Slovenia to Venice, Italy in May of 2009. Designed by the artist SWOON, the floating sculptures are descendants of the Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea (Hudson River, 2008) and the Miss Rockaway Armada (Mississippi River, 2006 and 2007). The Swimming Cities of Serenissima are built from salvaged materials, including modified Mercedes car motors with long-tail propellers. For Swimming Cities, SWOON will collaborate with 30 artists from the United States, including OBIE award-winning playwright Lisa D’Amour. As the Swimming Cities move toward Venice, the crew will collect and install keepsakes in an ark-like cabinet of wonders that will be on display on the boats when they arrive. Once in Venice, the boats and crew will offer intimate performances that incorporate music, shadow puppetry, and story. The project is produced with the assistance of Deitch Projects, Paper Monster and Black Rat Press.
Secret Project Robot is a not-for-profit space located in the forest of Monster Island and represents the Mighty Robot A/V squad, HappyFun art group and Sound Artists Robot Death Cult. It is a 2000 square foot performance, and installation centered experimental space founded upon the idea that art should be fun.
For information contact A’yen Tran ayen@swimmingcities.org. Secret Project Robot is located at 210 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221 (at Metropolitan).
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What: Fountain Art Fair Benefit Exhibition hosted by Glowlab
When: March 5-8
Where: Fountain Exhibition at Pier 66 at 26th St in Hudson River Park
Benefit Exhibition for SWOON’s Swimming Cities of Serenissima at Fountain NY
Dates: March 5-8; 11am–7pm
VIP/Press Preview: Thursday March 5, from 11am to 7pm
Reception for the Artists: Friday, March 6; 7pm–midnight
Location: Pier 66 at 26th St in Hudson River Park NYC
Admission: Suggested donation of $5 at the door for all weekend access
The Swimming Cities of Serenissima is a fleet of three intricately hand crafted vessels that will navigate the Adriatic Sea from the Karst region of Slovenia to Venice, Italy in May of 2009. Designed by the visual artist SWOON, the floating sculptures are descendants of the Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea (Hudson River, 2008) and the Miss Rockaway Armada (Mississippi River, 2006 and 2007).
The benefit art show will take place in New York City during Armory Show week, March 05-08, as part of Glowlab’s exhibit space at Fountain, the alternative art exhibition known for presenting cutting-edge and independent art galleries.
Participating artists include:
- Swoon
- Faile
- David Ellis
- Maya Hayuk
- The London Police
- Ron English
- Martha Cooper
- Elbow Toe
- Chris Stain
- Monica Canilao
- Brad Downey
- Dennis McNett
- Imminent Disaster
- Josh MacPhee (Just Seeds)
- Mike Houston (Cannonball Press)
- Eric White
- Chris Uphues
- David Kesting
- Beka Goedde
- Alice Jarry
- Jason Cantoro
- Tod Seelie
- Molly Crabapple
- C. Damage
- Kristine Virsis
- Elisabeth Timpone
- Gilbert Oh
- Francesca Romeo
- Hardland/Heartland
- Laura Lee
- Ian Farrell
- Adrian Kondratowicz
- Denise DeSpirito
- Leslie Stem
- Public Discourse
and many more.
Glowlab Director Christina notes, “We’re thrilled to host this benefit for our long-time collaborator SWOON’s latest project, the Swimming Cities of Serenissima. It’s an ambitious project with an incredible creative spirit that, in the most physical way possible, engages contemporary art in the development of culture and community. I believe it’s critical to support projects like this, especially now, and we’re excited to help launch these beautiful boats in the spring.”
For additional information, contact Glowlab Gallery Director Christina Ray at info @ glowlab.com and visit:
glowlab.com
fountainexhibit.com
THE SWILLING CITIES OF SERENISSIMA
present DOUBLE TROUBLE
“Aint nothin like a house party yall”
at
The Chicken Hut
(169 Spencer St at Willoughby in Brooklyn)
this Friday, February 20th at 9pm
fer 6 bucks you get-
present DOUBLE TROUBLE
“Aint nothin like a house party yall”
at
The Chicken Hut
(169 Spencer St at Willoughby in Brooklyn)
this Friday, February 20th at 9pm
fer 6 bucks you get-
2 grotesquely conjoined rooms of musical amplification!!!
–Dance!!Attack!! Pleasuredome–
( DJs )
J Stacher (Black Label)
Dirtyfinger (Dance!!Attack!!)
Mr. Andersonic (LIVE Booty-Bass set)
$mall Change (WFMU)
vs.
–The “fuck guitar hero, play a real instrument” Room–
( BANDs )
Parakeets
The Gamut
Toothache
Altaer
Carcinogenic Static Carnival
plus
Live silkscreening!!!
All you could ever want to know bout everything:
http://www.myspace.com/thetoothaches
http://www.myspace.com/he111 (parakeets)
http://www.myspace.com/thegamut
http://myspace.com/djdirtyfingers
http://www.myspace.com/mrandersonic
http://www.myspace.com/thestachemaster
http://djsmallchange.com/
_________________
Brought to you by The Swimming Cities of Serenissima
2 Shipping Containers of art & junk
+ 3 converted Mercedes car engines
_________________________________
= 3 boats that we will build in Slovenia and sail cross the Adriatic Sea to Venice
for some good reason.
You will get trashed
And we will build rafts from trash
Sounds like a haiku
Title: FLIGHT AND FLURRY AT UNION POOL
Location: Union Pool 484 Union Avenue Brooklyn
Link out: Click here
Description: featuring:
+fall harbor
( www.myspace.com/fallharbor )
+hannah marcus and tianna kennedy
( www.myspace.com/hannahmarcus )
+amelia jackie
( www.myspace.com/ameliamaryna )
+trapeze performances by natalie agee & c. ryder cooley ( www.natalieagee.com / www.carolynrydercooley.com)
Start Time: 21:00
Date: 2009-02-13
BONUS! Here’s a video of a band I’m completely in love with called WOODS playing ‘military madness’ at the closing party for the Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea
This band is just the best.
DEITCH PROJECTS INVITES YOU ANN MESSNER MODERATED BY CARLO MCCORMICK THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 7 - 9 PM Selections from Todd Chandler’s upcoming film FLOOD, shot aboard the DEITCH STUDIOS It’s gonna be big! The NYTIMES says: ARTAprès le Deluge
Missed Swoon’s floating art installation, “Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea� Catch up with it tonight at Deitch gallery space in Long Island City, where the artist will talk with her artistic forebears Ann Messner and Kiki Smith. Portions of “Flood,†a documentary about the journey of Swoon’s seven art barges down the Hudson, will also be screened. “A Floating City With Junkyard Roots,†by Julie Bloom |
FRIDAY 9/26 @ [SURREAL ESTATE]
DARK DARK DARK
The Gamut
Vampire Hands
U.S. Girls
Trillions of Gallons of Gas
Brownbird Rudy Relic
DJ DIRTY FINGER
DJ RUSTY LAZER (new orleans bounce!!)
[SURREAL ESTATE]
15 Thames St. | East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
L-Morgan | 9pm |$5-$7 Suggested | All Ages
www.missrockaway.org
Why? Since the termination of the Miss Rockaway Armada in St. Louis last summer, former crew members have been collaborating on new creative projects that have grown out of the energy of the Mississippi river. After an installation at MassMOCA last April, the crew was invited to create an installation in Amsterdam for Program Heartland. Now we need the cash to get there and buy materials!
Here’s a map:
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That was fun!
(it was fun!)
I can’t believe it, but this is the end of the journey. Tonight is the last performance of Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea, the Lisa D’Amour play that accompanies SWOON’s Swimming Cities art installation and raft project at Deitch.
Tonight! 8pm! Whoa!
Also, this awesome piece came out in Metropolis Mag today.
SWIMMING CITIES OF SWITCHBACK SEA
An installation by SWOON
with a performance written by Lisa D’Amour,
created with the crew
Music by Dark Dark Dark
3 Nights Only
Thurs-Sat, Sept 11-13
Long Island City, NYC
September 11, 2008, 8pm at Deitch Studios
4-40 44th Drive, Long Island City
7 train to Vernon Jackson (First stop in Queens)
www.deitch.com
(Doyle driving Alice around the Battery)
From my friend Lisa:
Hello Friends.
We made it down the Hudson and around the Battery and up the East River. Â The Fleet pulled into Deitch Projects in Long Island City last night to hundreds of onlookers and a live brass band. Â There’s been one arrest, one hospitalization, one broken finger, 3 on-the-water citations by the NYPD, one Rosie O’Donnell drive-by beer delivery (she drove the speedboat) and 8 glorious performances on the banks of the Hudson in Troy, Albany, Saugerties, Kingston, Beacon, Croton-on-Hudson, Nyack and the 70th street pier in Manhattan.
And Beauty. Â Lots and lots of Beauty.
THERE ARE THREE SHOWS LEFT FOR YOU TO SEE. Â Part play, part dreamed documentary, part happening, part creaky river-soaked poem. Â You will be on shore, at the dock at Deitch, with the boats anchored on the water in front of you: Â a set. Â The NYC skyline is the backdrop. Â Performed by the crew who got the boats here, plus a few New York friends. Â Live music by Dark Dark Dark.
The performance is FREE, first come, first served. Â It lasts one hour. Â Get there early for a good seat. Â Also get there early to see the AMAZING AMAZING installation SWOON made in the warehouse to receive the boats. Â You will leave ready to rock.
There are some great pictures in the slideshow here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/arts/design/18flot.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=swoon%20floating%20cities&st=cse&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Performance details below. Â I’m so proud of this one. Â Come check it out.
All My Best,
Lisa
SWIMMING CITIES OF SWITCHBACK SEA
An installation by SWOON
with a performance written by Lisa D’Amour,
created with the crew
Music by Dark Dark Dark
3 Nights Only
Thurs-Sat, Sept 11-13
Long Island City, NYC
September 11, 2008, 8pm at Deitch Studios
4-40 44th Drive, Long Island City
7 train to Vernon Jackson (First stop in Queens)
www.deitch.com
photo: view from the rafts of the Staten Island Ferry aboard which a passenger freaked out and thought we were pirates
We made it through New York Harbor alive and well and didn’t miss a single show on our tour! This has been a crazy journey. Now I have a bone to pick with the NYPD. For the Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea we painstakingly obtained a permit for a Marine Event through the US Coast Guard. We got Hull Identification Numbers, NY registration and all the necessary safety equipment for our boats. We made all of our captains take a NY State Boating Certification Course. The Coast Guard notified everyone on the water that we were coming with a repeated radio announcement AND inclusion in their publication ‘Local Notice to Mariners.’ Rather than pay attention to that, the NYPD pulled the fleet into the Navy Yard, delaying us dangerously while the current speed of the East River picked up. Here are some pics of us getting hauled in. On the water, the NYPD said “we may choose to terminate this voyage,” without letting us direct him to the appropriate officer in the USCG. When they realized we were legit they sheepishly apologized for the delay and after inspecting the vessels they let us go. Some of the tickets they issued were fair and completely our oversight: flares had been misplaced and were not aboard the proper vessel, someone left their registration at home, and their fire extinguisher was too small. Others were totally bogus: one boat was ticketed for not having a backfire flame arrestor when it was not required to have one.
Then on September 5, the 108th precinct of the NYPD actually woke up some of our crew members in the morning swearing and pointing a gun at a thirty-something press rep and mother of a young child from California. Something to the effect of “What the fuck do you think you’re doing? Get your fucking hands up!” Guns! Jeez! We’re a bunch of artists on junk rafts.
The Coast Guard has been nothing but professional and helpful and the NYPD has been nothing but aggressive and confused.
Here’s the brief NY Times note on the incident and here’s the funny Village Voice commentary.
Also, I have finally uploaded pics of the journey to flickr.
So I’m out floating on the Hudson River and am currently writing from the Ravena-Coeyman’s Yacht Club. Yesterday’s article by Julie Bloom in the NY times was awesome. The fleet is currently underway and arriving Wednesday in Saugerties for an amazing show at the lighthouse.
Check it out:
photo by Nathaniel Brooks for the NY Times
and i like it a lot. this was the first guy to type in it i think and he’s a trustee-looking trustee.
Angela is a talented photographer and filmmaker. Her flickr page is here.
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