A Note from Kirby Gookin, Curatorial Advisor

PLEASE JOIN US ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 15th AT 1:00 pm  (on the east side of Bowery, between 1st St. and Bleecker) as we lead a public tour to visit the artists’ works. For The Treemendous Project, artists have chosen a site where a tree has either been damaged or felled by Hurricane Sandy and created … Continue reading »

To help with Hurricane Sandy relief efforts visit: Occupy Sandy

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Stephanie Bow

LOCATION: Cooper Square Park,  7th Street & Third Ave. Continue reading »

Paul Chung

LOCATION: Cooper Square Park,  7th Street & Third Ave. Well, as you can see, my tree is so thin and tiny. Its top is broken off quite violently, and it has lost all of its branches. My work helps the tree get back to it’s original form. I attached a wooden fence around it with … Continue reading »

Yujean Chung

LOCATION:  23rd Street, south side, east of  First Ave. You are alone, you can’t think of any but flash back what has happened to you, and to your neighbors. Feel like there is no one aside of you. Seems like the world is fine, the day is passing as if nothing has happened. And yes, … Continue reading »

Jenna Cunningham

LOCATION: Greene Street, corner of West 4th.   After Hurricane Sandy fell this tree, I wanted to give it new life and meaning. Though it no longer produces oxygen, leaves, or shade, the tree stump has been converted into a percussive instrument. Coded by colors and shapes, the stump can dully resonate the rhythms applied … Continue reading »

Lauren Farahani

LOCATION:  Christopher Street, south side of entrance to Hudson River Park. DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK:  This piece used small slips of ivory paper to convey facts about hurricane Sandy which still affect New York and New Jersey residents. Many residents are living in homes with extensive damage and without heat or electricity. Although FEMA has … Continue reading »