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If you want to see how a New York neighborhood can get together to create public art, a new light instillation in Dumbo will serve as the perfect example. For the next three months, giant videos will be projected onto the Manhattan Bridge and along the BQE every Thursday through Saturday from dusk 'til 10pm.
The works that are going to be projected were chosen from more than 200 submissions, and will change from month to month. We all love a theme, and the different months are divided into three separate "volumes," featuring flowers, community messages, and Surrealist animations.
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What's on view
- The first volume, which runs until February 10, is about "translating our inner most musings and projected desires into abstract digitizations," and will feature flower bouquets with community-generated messages from artists Josh Miller and Angela Fraleigh.
- Volume Two, on display from February 15 to March 18, focuses on artwork that explores what it means to live in New York City, and you'll be able to see several works depicting everyday New Yorkers doing things like shopping, chewing gum and obviously minding their own business.
- Volume Three, from March 21 to April 12, will blend real life with animation and explore the meaning of home, featuring the surrealist work of surrealist artist Nancy Sepe.
If you go and can't see the art, don't panic — you're probably just on the wrong side of it. The projections will only be visible on the Pearl Street and Adams Street sides of the Manhattan Bridge and along the BQE in Susan Smith McKinney Steward Park.
These projections are a product of a collaboration by the Dumbo Improvement District and the Dumbo Projection Project, both organizations that aim to maintain and promote the vibrant art scene in Dumbo. This is also The Dumbo Projection Project's largest scale production to date.
Of course we can’t solve the BQE with art, but we can put it to good use for artists and the community alike.
"The scale is exciting and the community will be delighted with the remarkable breadth of work to brighten the dark days of winter,” Alexandria Sica, president of the Dumbo Improvement District, said in a press release. "Of course we can’t solve the BQE with art, but we can put it to good use for artists and the community alike."
For more context on the artwork and the initiative, make sure to take Dumbo's First Thursdays Gallery Walks. You can find more information on them as well as an overall programming schedule here. The exhibit will continue through April 20.