Public Trust Events
All Public Trust events are free and open to the public. Please note that event times and locations are subject to change.
Physical Audit by Cassandra Thornton
Time & date: Saturday, September 8th, noon - 1pm Location: TD BANK at the corner of Broadway & 50th Street, NYC Join us for the public performance of a physical audit—a subtle performance by a team of dancers who will touch everything in the bank with their hands—in search of dirt. This performance is part of the September 2012 Flux Factory exhibition, Public Trust.
Public Trust
Opening reception: Friday, September 7, 6 pm - 9 pm Exhibition dates: September 7 - 29 Hours: open weekends, 12 – 6 pm or by appointment Flux Factory is pleased to present Public Trust, a group exhibition that celebrates the crucial roles public institutions fill, as well as questions their strategies to engage visitors and stay relevant to their lives.
Cecilia Enberg
Cecilia Enberg is an artist based in Stockholm, Sweden. She holds a B.Sc in Multimedia and is a member of KKV Nacka; an artist run workshop in Stockholm. Cecilia is interested in the junction between new technology and traditional craftsmanship,…
David Spriggs
The work of David Spriggs lies in a space between the 2 and 3 dimensions. He explores the representation and strategies of power, the symbolic meanings of colour, movement, and the thresholds of form and perception.
Staged ‘Action’ Events by Monica Rodriguez
Staged ‘Actions’ Events, by Monica Rodriguez, is a series of re-enactments of protests performed by artist groups who fought for the reform of large cultural institutions. This timeline of artists’ protests in NYC is part of the exhibition Public Trust.
The Pacifist Library by Nathaniel Katz & Valentina Curandi
Curandi and Katz’s The Pacifist Library is a nomadic library made from recycled and donated materials that will travel to public locations. In the streets, libraries, and at Flux Factory, their library will create spaces for the exchange of radical ideas. REUSE = PACIFISM.
Le Grand Slam Guignol by Matt Freedman & Jude Tallichet
Join us on September 8th for Le Grand Slam Guignol, a fun and somewhat bewildering exercise in free form theater of the absurd by Matt Freedman and Jude Tallichet, for the Flux Factory exhibition Public Trust.
Public Trust Curators’ Statement
This post will tell you a bit about the motivation behind organizing Public Trust.