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About the Show:
Location inherently effects our perception.  A painting in a book invites a different emotional reaction than the same painting on the wall of a gallery.  We respond to a film differently at home on television than in the movie theater.  Does the work itself change based on location – or merely our perception of it?  And, how often do we actually consider this relationship between location, identity and perception?

We fail to consider our environment at times.  We walk around New York City, blinders on, inured to circumstance.  What inspires us to notice change to our environment?  NYC is an iconic setting, forever reflected back to us in films, television, theater, photographs, paintings, ad nauseam.  It becomes all-too-easy to blur the lines between fiction and reality, and with the city regurgitated in so many images across various media, we begin to take it for granted.  We forget to remember it is an ever-changing organism, not a static image. Art can make us take pause, reflect, and notice who we are in relationship to our environment – and vice versa.

What is the Where? is a show of work responding to the relationship between location, identity and perception with NYC as the particular location.  The exhibition is open to all emerging artists, but will have a specific focus on small installation/sculptural pieces and photographs.  Points of reference for type of work include Jeff Wall and Joseph Cornell.

Times Square Alliance – About Us – Art Times Square.

The Times Square Alliance seeks letters of interest from arts organizations and artists across disciplines to present contemporary art projects and art events in the public spaces in and around Times Square. In a one-page letter, applicants can propose a single project or series for anytime between September 2010 and December 2012. Artists and arts organizations are encouraged to propose projects that address the unique nature and rich history of Times Square. Projects should be able to have an impact in a space defined by dynamic activity and continuous, competing visual stimuli. Organizations, curators and artists are encouraged to consider how their projects will change or effect the space during the presentation and how the 350,000 people here every day (as well millions of virtual viewers) will interact with the presentation. Public spaces to consider as locations for art projects and events include the new Broadway plazas and Duffy Square in Times Square and other public and private spaces throughout the Theater District, 42nd Street and 8th Avenue. Through its Public Art Program, the Times Square Alliance brings temporary high-quality, cutting-edge art and performance to Times Square’s public spaces, so that it is known globally as a place where ordinary people encounter authentic, ever-changing urban art in multiple forms and media.

Letters of Interest are due on July 15, 2010 and should not exceed 500 words. Applications should include organization history or artist resume plus five images of relevant past work should be attached, along with an image list of titles and descriptions.   Applicants with accepted proposals will be invited to enter a dialogue with the Times Square Alliance.

For complete details on the Times Square Public Art Program, visit www.timessquarenyc.org/arts.