If you're going to be in Manhattan after Memorial Day Weekend, do make sure to set aside some time for the NY AV Project. Here's the skinny:
From south to north, sunrise to sunset, over the week of May 30th through June 5th of this year, an audio-video mapping of the city will be presented along the entire length of Manhattan. A container inscribed with information about the city and pulled by a truck will travel the length of the line Broadway creates up the island, as a cross section through the city and a cross section through time. This moving installation, which inhabits the island, will be grounded each day of the seven-day cycle at a different park or square along the trajectory of Broadway, through the city, to allow its inhabitants in passing to enter and experience a day in the history of the city four years ago, when the footage viewed inside was collected.
The cinetrix was fortunate enough to get a sneak peak at that container. It's very cool, not at all like this ominous crate. For New Yorkers, especially, NY AV is like a cinematic time machine. You may just catch a glimpse of your four-years-younger self.
NY AV--coming soon to a corner near you:
Monday May 30th – Bowling Green (Battery Pl.-Morris St.)
Tuesday May 31st – Union Square (14th-17th St.)
Wednesday June 1st – Dante Park (63rd St.)
Thursday June 2nd – Strauss Square (106th St.)
Friday June 3rd – Montefiore Square (138th St.)
Saturday June 4th – Mitchel Square (166th - 168th St.)
Sunday June 5th – Fort Tryon Park (Hillside Ave.)
