Syndicate: Ressler: location needed for project on economy in public space in New York

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Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 18:46:06 +0200
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Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 18:50:36 +0000
From: Oliver Ressler <oliver.ressler@chello.at>
Subject: location needed for project on economy in public space in New York

Hi, 

we ? Austrian artist Oliver Ressler and US artist David Thorne ? are
working on our collaborative project "Boom!? 
The project consists of photo-text works in various media designed for
flexible production and application in a range of display contexts. The
works inject lengthy statements into the traditionally short linguistic
structure of the "url?to generate dysfunctional web addresses which
examine some of the central myths of globalized capitalism. These urls
are combined with additional texts and photographs in order to suggest
that the current (or is it "over?now?) economic boom is a manifestation
of the deepening crises of capitalism, and that "boom?must be
understood not only as "expansion?(capital in search of return) but
also as potential collapse or explosion. 
One version of "Boom!?was included in the exhibition "What, How & For
Whom?in Kunsthalle Exnergasse in Vienna. 

We are currently looking for a public space in New York for the project. 
We would be interested in a large wall or window facing a street or
place on a city/state owned space or a private space. The space could be
in a good location in Manhattan or elsewhere in New York, where many
people are passing. 
The project should be installed for a few weeks. 

If you have any ideas or hints how to get such a space we would very
appreciate your comments and help. 

Please contact us at oliver.ressler@chello.at and hotwater@mindspring.com
Former projects by Oliver Ressler can be found at
http://www.t0.or.at/fluchthilfe and http://www.thing.at/the_global_500,

Thanks for your help in advance 
Oliver Ressler, David Thorne





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