Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Presents River To River 2020: Four Voices

Jean Shin, “Floating MaiZE” (2020), co-presented by Arts Brookfield and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) as part of River To River 2020: Four Voices (photo by Ryan Muir, courtesy of Brookfield Place)

The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s (LMCC) River To River 2020: Four Voices, now open, features the work of artists Asiya Wadud, Jean Shin, Muna Malik, and Mona Chalabi. This year’s program is co-curated by Lili Chopra, LMCC’s Executive Director of Artistic Programs, and Nanette Nelms, an NYC-based filmmaker with roots in performance from her previous training and career as a contemporary dancer. The full schedule of free events is as follows:

Asiya Wadud | ECHO EXHIBIT

Various locations in the Seaport District
Poets engaged with the general public and local community members of Lower Manhattan’s Seaport District through one-on-one telephone conversations, then crafted poems based on the words, themes, and tone of each exchange. As of July 9, they are gradually being revealed in public spaces, taking the form of vinyl window posters designed by New York-based visual artist and accessibility activist Shannon Finnegan.

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Jean Shin | Floating MaiZE and The Last Straw

Winter Garden at Brookfield Place
Floating MAiZE consists of recyclable green plastic soft drink bottles suspended above the grand staircase in the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place, while The Last Straw presents three macro and micro views of plastic waste, featuring different configurations and perspectives of colorful straws and reflective material. Both works encourage viewers to contemplate their own plastic consumption and question the ecological impact of consumer behavior in contributing to plastic pollution.

Muna Malik | Blessing of the Boats: River To River

Belvedere Plaza, Battery Park City
Members of the public are invited to answer the prompt: “We have an opportunity to set sail towards a new future. What society would you build and how do we get there?” by folding an origami boat and writing their ideas on it. Between August 15–18, people can bring their origami to the shore of the Hudson River in Belvedere Plaza and add them to Malik’s collaborative installation, a 20-foot long sculptural boat.

Mona Chalabi | 100 New Yorkers

22 screens across the Westfield World Trade Center campus
Multidisciplinary artist Mona Chalabi uses census data to visualize what the city’s population would look like if it were distilled from its ungraspable millions to a more relatable 100 individuals. For this iteration of 100 New Yorkers, presented in and around the Oculus on screens and vinyl in the lead-up to the November election, Chalabi will activate her characters through representation and voter participation statistics. Prints will be available for sale from exclusive partner Absolut Art.

For further details and the most up-to-date information on programming, visit lmcc.net/river-to-river-festival.

Dates, times, and locations are subject to change.


Source: Hyperallergic.com

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