Tuesday, August 7, 2012

OPENING NIGHT: Thursday, November 5, 2009

ALISON KNOWLES & ALAN BOWMAN
Lentil Etching for Charles Curtis (collaborative coloring with visitors)


Alison drawing with Joe Ahearn of 
Showpaper (see:Sunday)
Mike Bidlo in background with Maxine,    
Robin, Alan & Alison   
Robin with the results of one of many collaborations

MIKE BIDLO
Not Marcel Duchamp
(edition given away to anyone who spends $100 on artists' work)

Mike Bidlo edition (based on Florine Stettheimer's luggage    
tag by Duchamp)  
Mike Bidlo with Larry Miller (on Saturday's schedule)
 chewing Mike's edition
The results of Larry's chewing

Sunday, August 5, 2012

DAY ONE: Friday, November 6th

PETER NADIN
Noses + Old Field Farm Collective

Peter Nadin with his hams 
(from Old Field Farm) 
+ noses


The materials Peter uses to make his art come from his farm: 
clay for ceramic, bee's wax from his hives to make encaustic, etc.
One of Peter's ceramic Noses

SHOWPAPER PRESENTS:  
Party Lab: made-to-order cassettes
Flipswitch: video  program
Blissed Out + Graffiti Monsters collaboration



For a review of the musical acts organized by Showpaper see: obsession collection music

GEOFFREY HENDRICKS 
Headstands for Peace
One of Geoff's handstands for peace
 Geoff asked others to join in and make a hand stand for peace
Tom Van Buren with Ann Koshel and Elaine Tin Nyo giving a helping hand
-->Federico  Guzmán getting a little help from his friends

NANCY HWANG + ELAINE TIN NYO
Happy Hour: Big Ball Bar

One of the Big Ball Bar editions (photo: courtesy of wowe)
(photo: courtesy of wowe)


(photo courtesy of wowe)

Big Ball Bar Happy Hour in action

DAY TWO: Saturday, November 7th

Sal Randolph
Free Money Action





ARTifariti /  WESTERN SAHARA COLLECTIVE
Sahara Libre Wear Fashion Show





TOM OTTERNESS
VendorBar Poster and T-Shirt Signing




LARRY MILLER
Meme, Even

Larry Miller exchanging genes and memes with 
Old and Modern Masters


NANCY HWANG + ELAINE TIN NYO
Happy Hour: Big Ball Bar

And the Happy Hour continues (photo: courtesy of wowe)


Andrea Beeman + Ken Montgomery
Lamination Ritual Featuring Ken, the Minister of Lamination 
and 
Andrea, The Enchantress of Bioluminosity

Andrea, the Enchantress of Bioluminosity +
The Minister of Lamination
The joys of The Sounds of Lamination
Larry Seven listening to the Sounds of Lamination
(with Barbara Ess in background)
(photo: courtesy of wowe)


DAY THREE: Sunday, November 8th

Amanda Keeley, Love/Hate
Harry Zernike with Amanda's Door sign (photo: courtesy of wowe)



Cary Leibowitz,
bumper stickers – pass it on





Showpaper Presents:  Party Lab (made-to-order cassettes), Flipswitch video program, and Eskalators perform.


For a review of the musical acts organized by Showpaper see: obsession collection music

ARTifariti- Western Sahara Collective
IPCNY Discussion



ONGOING ARTISTS' PROJECTS Occuring Throughout Duration of Fair

GAYE CHANE + NANDITA SHARMA
Eating in Public

Seeds were provided along with information about planting in public spaces in order to take back control of the Commons.



YOKO ONO
Add Color: Imagine Peace -Stenciling Action

 Yoko Ono created an edition for VendorBar contaning a stencil  and color pencils, asking the public to contribute to the making of a collaborative mural 
(a new drawing was made each day)



Zora with one of her creations


Robert Watts, Fluxpost