Dear faithful backers,

I want to let you all know about my latest public art project called "The Hundred Story House" on Kickstarter

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/193679801/the-hundred-story-house

We could use all of the support that you gave for "Tourist-In-Chief" and a little more!

Thanks so much for the continued support

Project Description:

"The Hundred Story House" is a collaborative public artwork by film producer Julia Marchesi and public artist Leon Reid IV. It is a miniature Brooklyn brownstone whose windows open upon shelves of books (about 100 of them), which can be borrowed by the community. Situated in the Cobble Hill Park on Clinton Street, the House is a tiny lending library open to all and operating on the honor system -- take-a-book, leave-a-book. This is an effort to celebrate the BOOK as a physical object, and the pleasure of holding it in your hand. Or better yet, placing it in someone else’s.

Dear Faithful Backers,

We've got a selection of images from the "Tourist-In-Chief" installation here:http://www.leonthe4th.com/samples/Tourist%20In%20Chief.html

Thanks to Becki Fuller and Luna Park for snapping the picks, you can also see more on their blog. The Street Spot: http://thestreetspot.com/

Stay tuned for upcoming public art by Leon Reid IV at http://www.leonthe4th.com/

Best,

Tourist-In-Chief Team

Dear Faithful Backers,

We are thrilled to announce that "Tourist-In-Chief" has been permitted by the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. We encourage all those in the New York area and beyond to come out and see the installation in Union Square Park, this Saturday, October 1 from 8am to 7pm. While you are there you can enjoy the many other projects featured in this year's Art In Odd Places festival.

Securing a permit to use literally the oldest statue in New York City as a basis for an installation was a daunting administrative feat. We would like to give special thanks to Phillip Z. Kimball, attorney extraordinaire whose words transformed an NYC Parks denial letter into a permit. Phil is an expert in intellectual property, new media, transactional/ corporate, dispute resolution/litigation. If you need to get legal, you need to get Phil.

We would again like to thank Kickstarter for taking on our project and of course you for backing it. Please visit the Tourist-In-Chief page that features the full list of backers.

Lastly, we are looking for volunteers to come out this Saturday to monitor the installation throughout the day.  Myself, Caroline and a few others will be present for the duration. The role of the volunteer is to report to TIC team or Park officials if it is observed that someone is tampering with the statue or installation. We expect none of this to happen but for security purposes we need to have an extra set of eyes in place. If you are interested, please contact me at: leon4th@gmail.com, 1-917-476-6047 Thanks so much again everyone and see you on Saturday! Tourist-In-Chief team

Dear Faithful Backers,

It is our pleasure to inform you that our presentation to the Parks Committee of Community Board 5 was a great success. The members voted unanimously in favor of "Tourist-In-Chief".

Find attached a video of the presentation in 2 parts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfIVyWLRG1g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfJWroycoVY

We will keep you posted on the progress.

Best

Leon Reid IV and team