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Homebase IV The thing I love most about New York is all of the amazing art that's everywhere all the time. One of my favorite photographers -- Paul Sepuya -- has work in a show entitled Homebase IV that's currently on view in what used to be medical offices on the LES but has been transformed into a short-term gallery space. The meaning of 'Home' has become ever more elusive and complex, especially in urban setting and in these times of financial uncertainty. The HomeBase Project is a unique public art project which creates a platform for a multi-disciplinary artistic exploration, by planting itself for two months in the heart of a vibrant urban community, outside of the gallery's 'white box', and by promoting cross-cultural dialogue and a community-based examination of the notion of Home. The result is an unprecedented mixture of unique art projects, live events, textual reflections and cultivation of community which stem from the history and context of the HomeBase site, as well as from a personal perspective of Home. After the great success of HomeBase III which took place in 2008 in Sugar Hill, Harlem, we are now embarking on our journey towards creating HomeBase IV, this Spring 2009, in New York, the Lower East Side. The coolest part?? During the first phase of the project, each artist occupies a room in the space for three weeks, creating in it a new site-specific installation in various mediums (dance, theater, visual art, video, etc) which relates to the notion of Home. Hot. I wish they'd picked me! Read all the details of the Homebase Project here and more about Homebase IV here, including info on the building and the neighborhood. It's pretty awesome. Artists included in the show: David Bar Katz, Willum Geerts, Oded Hirsch, Sandra Lee, Pessi Margulies, J. Morrison, Abby Robinson, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Dafna Shalom, and Letha Wilson. You can check out bios and see images of their work here. For a schedule of happenings and times the space is open, click here. Homebase IV
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