The Brewster
Project 2002
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The
Brewster Project 2002
JULY 27-28, 2002
DIRECTIONS TO BREWSTER:
BY TRAIN from Grand Central, take the Harlem Line to Brewster
(departs
every hour and a half, approximately one-hour trip arrives in the center
of the Village). Tickets $8 one way
BY CAR from Manhattan, go up Westside Highway over the Henry Hudson. Go
north on Sawmill Parkway, which becomes 684. Stay on 684 for
approximately
fifteen to twenty minutes. Exit 10 and follow Route 6 West into
Brewster
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The Brewster Project 2002, the second annual collaboration
between the
Village of Brewster and curators and artists from New York City and
Brewster alike, will take place over the weekend of July 27-28. The
organizers have invited fourteen curators who in turn have selected over
seventy artists to mount innovative works in public sites throughout the
Village of Brewster (see participant list below). Many artists have
researched Brewsters social and cultural make-up, history, and
architectural landscape in order to create new work in all media. The
works will be located in shops, alleyways, abandoned storefronts,
historic
homes, delis, bars, restaurants, cafés, parking lots, churches, the
public
library, historical museum, train station, and at the veterans
memorial.
A location map and project descriptions will be available at the
Brewster
train station and The Southeast Museum.
New features to this years Brewster Project include the presence of
film,
the international background of many participants, and the inclusion of
local Brewster curators and artists. Highlights include Cinema
Tropical,
a roaming Latin American film festival that will present a selection of
popular Mexican and Chilean films; the unveiling of local artist Michael
Keropians sculpture of Brewster Mayor John Cesars head; an
interdenominational choir organized by Olu Oguibe in conjunction with
seven area churches; a photographic archive of the Village by Tara
Fracolossi; Pan Xing Leis recreation of a Han Dynasty life-size horse
sculpture; Matthew Buckinghams interactive project with residents
about
their favorite books; a magazine created especially for Brewster by
Dutch
artist Peter Spaans; as well as many projects involving architectural
interventions, painting, performances, photography and video
projections.
Maureen Connor, the first participant of the nascent Brewster Residency
Program for 2003, will be presenting her project proposal at the Walter
Brewster House.
For further information about the Brewster Project, call 212 252 4076,
e-mail ckh7@columbia.edu, or visit http://www.brewsterproject.com
For further information about the Village of Brewster, directions and
places to stay, contact The Southeast Museum at 845 279 7500 or
http://www.southeastmuseum.org
The Brewster Project 2002 is organized by Regine Basha,
Christopher K. Ho
and Omar Lopez-Chahoud
BREWSTER ORGANIZERS Richard Ruchala, The Southeast Museum (Samantha
Ligon
and Amy Campanaro)
CURATORS Atteqa Ali, Koan Jeff Baysa, A.S. Bessa (Female/Trouble),
Cinema Tropical, Paul Clay, Jessica Hough, Paul Laster (New York
Stories), Alison Levy (Replacement), Sara Reisman, Karen Roff,
Mari
Spirito, William Stover, Naomi Urabe, Joseph R. Wolin
ARTISTS Aysha Adil, Munawar Ali, Remy Amezcua, Ian Arnold, Benton C.
Bainbridge, Lawrence Beck, Matthew Buckingham, Camelot, Karin Campbell,
David Carera, Rene Antonio Cea, Top Changtrakul, Fritz Chesnut, Seong
Chun, Guillaume Clave, Drew Cliress, Kim Connerton, Maureen Connor,
Michael Darby, Willyum Delirious, Linda Dennis, Emma Dewing, Vincent
Dion,
Mary Dwyer, Nicole Engelman and Diana Shpungin, Trish Feer, Oscar Camilo
de las Flores, Tara Fracalossi, Missy Galore, Andro Genious, Shahana
Ghulam, Wade Guyton, Joe Hamersky, Rachel Heinold, Jill Henerson, Perry
Hu, Chris Jordan, Colin Keefe, Michael Keropian, Karen King, Tatiana
Kronberg, Thomas Lail, Pan Xing Lei, Bibiana and Frank Matheis, Adia
Millett, Adam Mitchell and Sharron Nakazato, Lisa Mordhorst, Huma Mulji,
Warren Neidich, Trong Gia Nguyen, Olu Oguibe, David Phillips and Paul
Rowley, Ben Pranger, Mauro Restiffe, Omar Rodrigus, Margaret Roleke,
Sebastian Romo, Raphy Sarkissian, Pallas Scot, Gedi Sibony, Amie Siegel,
Peter Spaans, Yukiko Takagi, Patricia Thornley, Saneta de Vuono-powell
(with Leigh Garret and Katie Workum), William Wallace, James Walsh,
Karen
Yazinsky, Bryan Zanisnik.
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