About this project
McCarren Park, located in the Williamsburg and Greenpoint community, is a major hub for outdoor activity, and the biggest park in North Brooklyn, drawing thousands of visitors each month. Jason Krugman Studio LLC and North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition (NbPac) present a site-specific light installation in the park for Fall 2009. We are pleased to have Open Alliance for North Brooklyn, the area's premiere resource for public space and parks, and the New York City Parks Department as collaborators in bringing to McCarren Park the largest public art installation of the park’s 100 year history. Titled "Living Objects," the installation will feature 3 sculptures installed on grounds of the south central portion of the park. The 3 illuminated figures will be perched in various poses on the park's pedestal, greeting visitors with a captivating and beautiful spectacle in the Brooklyn night.
Becoming the first major public art installation in McCarren Park, Living Objects invites the public to engage with the park and the surrounding environment. As part of a long-standing tradition of temporary art installations in New York City Parks, Living Objects animates this Park space, transforming it into a cultural ground, making art accessible to all. The installation will serve McCarren Park's regular users while alluring the local community, businesses and visitors, becoming a beacon of light that will draw passers-by to participate in the culture and public space they are a part of, further entrenching McCarren Park as the destination space in North Brooklyn.
Jason Krugman’s Living Objects is presented by North Brooklyn Public Art Coaltion (NbPac), in collaboration with Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn (OSA) and with support from NYC Department of Parks & Recreation. Lead sponsorship has been provided by Light-Up Brooklyn. http://www.lightupbrooklyn.com
All friends and supporters are invited to join us on Sunday, December 13th:
OFFICIAL LIGHTING OF LIVING OBJECTS Sunday, Dec 13th at 6PM McCarren Park (near N. 12th b/t Union and Driggs) reception to follow at Light-Up Brooklyn (N. 11th b/t Bedford and Driggs)
For more information on this proposal go to http://www.jasonkrugman.com/projects/mccarren
Read more about the artist at http://www.jasonkrugman.com
Visit NbPac at http://nbpac.wordpress.com
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nbART is an arts organization dedicated to collaborating with artists and community stakeholders in Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bushwick to produce, present, and support art in public spaces.
Formed in 2009 by a group of artists, arts administrators and community members who believe that public art is a key component to the development of North Brooklyn, the North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition (nbART) is committed to facilitating projects in these neighborhoods and guiding artists through the often complex process of creating art in open spaces. We aim to promote dialogue concerning urban spaces; enhance the careers of Brooklyn-based artists through commissions and the provision of other resources; and use our voice to advocate on behalf of the North Brooklyn arts community.
nbART's kick off project was the India Street Mural Project, a series of murals addressing the lack of development along Brooklyn's waterfront. Taking place at India Street between West Street and the East River in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, five artists were selected to create murals along the waterfront. Last summer, the murals came alive during a film screening series brought to India Street by two collaborators, nbART and Moviehouse.
With the help of Kickstarter, nbART presented Jason Krugman's Living Objects last fall, a public art installation featuring three LED-lit sculptures in McCarren Park, Brooklyn. The illuminated figures, ranging in size from two feet to 18 feet, were one of the largest public art installations in the park’s history.
Kickstarter also helped nbART reach our goal to present Future Phenomena by Greenpoint-based artist Amanda Browder, which was a large-scale fabric sculpture that was affixed to the building at 1066 Manhattan Avenue from June 19 - June 20, 2010. The 800 square-foot piece was sewn together by local community members who helped create the work themselves by participating in public sewing sessions held throughout that spring. There people helped cut donated and recycled fabric, then sew the work together, and included Brooklyn residents interested in crafts or the visual arts and several older community residents interested in quilting and sewing.
