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31 Projects Examine the Role of Public Art in Unexpected 14th Street Locations, from the East River to the Hudson River during October 2008

During the month of October, the fourth-annual Art in Odd Places will present Pedestrian on Fourteenth Street, Manhattan – the great divider between uptown/downtown and highbrow/lowbrow. From the East River to the Hudson River, thirty-one artists’ projects of all mediums will encourage the masses of daily pedestrians to rediscover this corridor of diverse commerce which includes Union Square; a historical site of social and political activism. Provided with a map, New Yorkers are invited to participate in an urban scavenger hunt by locating each of the different unexpected places along this amazing street. Curated by artists/curators George Spencer and Ed Woodham, the artists will present their work in non-traditional “odd places,” including the sidewalk, the subway, and tree wells. The wide variety of media of these projects will feature sculpture, performance, conceptual art, and fashion design – all exploring the meaning of ‘public’. Maps will be available at businesses on 14th Street including 14th Street Framing Gallery, 225 W 14th Street and Rags-A-Go-Go, 218 W 14th Street.

Art in Odd Places 2008 presents Pedestrian The Opening Party Opening Reception Sunday, October 5 3-6pm @ OTTOS SHRUNKEN HEAD 538 E 14th Street btwn Avenues A & B. with DJs Saasha Foo and Russell Boyle and films about walking down the street