Review by Ellen Pearlman “Festival of Ideas For A New City” organized by the New Museum, The Architectural League, The Bowery Poetry Club, C-Lab, Columbia University Center for Architecture, Cooper Union, The Drawing Center, NYU Wagner, PARC Foundation, Storefront for Art and Architecture, and the Swiss Institute blossomed like spring in New York City from May 4 – 8th, setting out to “harness the power of the creative community to imagine the future city and explore the ideas destined to shape it.”
Keynotes addressing the issues were architect Rem Koolhaas, virtual reality inventor Jaron Lanier, and former President of the National University of Columbia, and former Mayor of Bogota, Antanas Mockus. A StreetFest set up along the Bowery with over 100 local grassroots organizations and small businesses “presenting model practices and products in a unique environment.” Over 100 projects, events, performances and walking tours expanded on the Festival's themes. http://www.furtherfield.org/features/reviews/new-yorks-festival-ideas-new-city-keynote-jaron-lanier Other Info: A living - breathing - thriving networked neighbourhood - proud of free culture - claiming it with others ;) http://identi.ca/furtherfield http://twitter.com/furtherfield Reviews, articles, interviews http://www.furtherfield.org/features Furtherfield Lab/Space/Gallery – physical media arts Gallery (London) http://www.furtherfield.org/programmes/exhibitions Netbehaviour - Networked Artists email list Community. http://www.furtherfield.org/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
